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Cypraea talpa
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Pedro de Mesa; Ditlev Due ThaanumPedro de Mesa →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- Th.#: 322,n
- Date
- 1937
- Locality
- Philippines; Mindoro; Lubang Island; Cabila Point
- Region
- Philippines
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cypraea talpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 248 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Moso, Vanuatu
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
Kaskazini 'A', TZ-ZN, TZ
(c) speedytiger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Nursery, Flat Rock
(c) Cara S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
South Pacific Ocean, AU
(c) Hiroya Kidoguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Ping Min Chau, Hang Hau East, New Territories, HK
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Lifou, New Caledonia
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea talpa. BPBM 254226. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/254226.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026