Cypraea talpa

Cypraeidae

Collected by: Burgess, Grace
Date: 1960
Locality: Makaha
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.2950, -158.2300
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Still here: Cypraea talpa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-07-01.

2021-07-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cypraea talpa. BPBM 267783. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267783.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026