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Cypraea margarita

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BPBM 69268Malacology

Cypraea margarita

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Capt. Tierney; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →Tierney →
Date
May 21, 1930
Locality
Gilbert Islands
Region
Kiribati
Coordinates
-0.1929, 174.0243 ± 426,532 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
7 Bishop specimens of Cypraea margarita · collected 1902–1979Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, Capt. Tierney; Joseph S. Emerson also collected 14 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea margarita. BPBM 69268. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36281320. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69268.

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