Cypraea tessellata

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Date: April 1, 1923
Locality: Central Pacific; Midway
Island: Midway Atoll
Region: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 28.2098, -177.3623 ± 3,888 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

134 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tessellata · collected 1906–1993Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1923, D. Thaanum also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea tessellata. BPBM 66264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/66264.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36294379 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026