Cypraea moneta

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Conner, Charles; Burgess, GraceGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →Charles Conner →
Date: 1964
Locality: Central Pacific; Johnston Island
Island: Johnston Atoll
Region: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 16.7289, -169.5337 ± 1,729 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

374 Bishop specimens of Cypraea moneta · collected 1893–1998Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea moneta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-09-08.

2019-09-08

Johnston, UM

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea moneta. BPBM 267610. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267610.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026