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BPBM 197474Malacology
Cypraea talpa
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston
- Date
- 1922
- Locality
- Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea talpa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-10-15.
2021-10-15
Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-08
Palmyra, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea talpa. BPBM 197474. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/197474.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026