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Cypraea moneta

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess
Locality: Indian Ocean; Socotra Archipelago (Yemen); north coast between Hadibu
Region: Indian Ocean
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Cypraea moneta observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,161 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

日本、〒905-0001 沖縄県名護市安和８６２−４

(c) chikurin831, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

East Nusa Tenggara, ID

(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

Burmanallah, Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744105, India

(c) subhachoudary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

2FW7+XV4, Malvan, Maharashtra, India

(c) Gaurav Patil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

FJ

(c) Alanna Parra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Route de ceinture, French Polynesia, PF

(c) sluggish_slug, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cypraea moneta. BPBM 274121. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/274121.