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Cypraea lynx

Object Details

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Rehder; Sta. FP-68; 25-V-73; beach drift, southern half, ocean & lagoon; H.A. & L.C. Rehder
Record Last Modified
25 Sep 2024
Site Number
FP-68
Specimen Count
2
Data Source
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
Collection Date
25 May 1973
USNM Number
706152
Collector
Dr. Harald A. Rehder
L. C. Redher
Ocean/Sea/Gulf
South Pacific Ocean
Preparation
Dry
Place
Society Islands, Maupiti, Motu Auera, French Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean
Published Name
Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758
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Mollusca
Record ID
nmnhinvertebratezoology_449646
Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37c76c221-0003-4324-8449-ec2b254c62ff

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