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Cypraea tigris

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BPBM 69397Malacology

Cypraea tigris

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
Capt. Tierney; Joseph S. EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →Tierney →
Date
May 21, 1930
Locality
Sikaiana (Stewart Island)
Island
Sikaiana
Region
Malaita Province, Solomon Islands
Coordinates
-8.3781, 162.7282 ± 2,175 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
371 Bishop specimens of Cypraea tigris · collected 1902–2015Species 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 tigris. BPBM 69397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36292756. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69397.

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