BPBM 205270Malacology
Cypraea talpa
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Itasca Exp. Trip 4; Itasca Exp. Trip 4
- Date
- February 11, 1936
- Locality
- Swains Island {a.k.a. Olosenga Island; part of Tokelau chain}; District of Telavlasi; 100 yards from beach
- Island
- Swains Island
- Region
- Eastern District, American Samoa
- Coordinates
- -11.0549, -171.0776 ± 1,729 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 11, 1936, Itasca Exp. Trip 4; Itasca Exp. Trip 4 also collected 1 other specimen.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea talpa. BPBM 205270. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/205270.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026