BPBM 69243Malacology
Cypraea vitellus
Calf Cowry
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Mde. Ester Desnonce; Joseph S. EmersonMde. Ester Desnonce →Joseph Swift Emerson →
- Date
- May 21, 1930
- Locality
- Central Pacific; Midway
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 28.2098, -177.3623 ± 3,888 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1930, Mde. Ester Desnonce; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 6 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea vitellus. BPBM 69243. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293631. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69243.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36293631 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026