Cypraea moneta
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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- E.W. Gifford; E.W. Gifford
- Date
- 1920
- Locality
- Tonga; Haapai Group; Namuka
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Monetaria moneta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,161 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
日本、〒905-0001 沖縄県名護市安和８６２−４
(c) chikurin831, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Cypraea moneta. BPBM 68499. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36287987. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68499.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36287987 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026