Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Monetaria moneta
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Littorinimorpha
Superfamily
Cypraeoidea
Family
Cypraeidae
Genus
Monetaria
Species
moneta
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Widly distributed
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Monetaria moneta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14816. Accessed 30 April 2025.