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Cypraea talpa
Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess (Dr. C.M. Burgess Collection)
- Locality
- Kwajalein
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Coordinates
- 8.7297, 167.7297 ± 1,871 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cypraea talpa observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2013-05-20.
2013-05-20
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-08-19
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-04-30
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-10-13
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-10-05
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-03-01
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea talpa. BPBM 269674. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/269674.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026