Cypraea talpa

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Charles Alfred Allen
Date: November 6, 1954
Locality: Maunus{?} Beach; Ewa Beach Plantation; Picnic place
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

188 Bishop specimens of Cypraea talpa · collected 1893–1997Species page ›

Cypraea talpa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-06.

2026-07-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11

North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-16

Kure Atoll, HI, US

(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-10

Hale'iwa Ali'i

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-22

Hale'iwa Ali'i

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-18

Hawaii, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cypraea talpa. BPBM 249150. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/249150.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026