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Cypraea talpa
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Burgess, Grace
- Date
- 1958
- Locality
- Makua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5335, -158.2303
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea talpa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-11.
2026-06-11
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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)
2022-10-29
Hale'iwa Ali'i
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-18
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-11
Haleiwa Ali'i
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea talpa. BPBM 267776. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267776.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026