Cypraea moneta

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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: W.C. McKern; W.C. McKern
Collector number: B3892
Date: June 1, 1921
Locality: Tonga
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1921, W.C. McKern; W.C. McKern also collected 24+ other specimens.

Monetaria moneta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea moneta. BPBM 68396. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36286292. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68396.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36286292 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026