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BPBM 274740Malacology

Cypraea erosa

Cypraeidae

Collector number
#33-1
Date
July 1, 1941
Locality
Central Pacific; Midway
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
28.2098, -177.3623 ± 3,888 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
283 Bishop specimens of Cypraea erosa · collected 1898–1998Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1941, Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection also collected 2 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea erosa. BPBM 274740. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/274740.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026