Monetaria moneta
Money Cowry
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Dale Fukumoto/ Dedre GallucciDale Fukumoto →Dedre Gallucci →
- Date
- October 2, 1968
- Locality
- Merizo Beach
- Region
- Guam
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Monetaria moneta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,160 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
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)
2026-10-09
Lagoon Road, Marshall Islands, MH
(c) astajawin12, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Monetaria moneta. BPBM 277322. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/277322.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026