Monetaria moneta
Money Cowry
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Marilyn Taylor's Grandfather
- Collector number
- 9
- Date
- 2022
- Locality
- Hilo Bay
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Regie Kawamoto
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Monetaria moneta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 108 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
HI, US
(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Puako, HI 96743, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Kana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-02
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-07
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Monetaria moneta. BPBM 293751. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/293751.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026