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Cypraea talpa
Mole Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- Garrett; Garrett Collection {Received From Charles Reed Bishop}Andrew J. Garrett →Garrett Collection {Received From Charles Reed Bishop} →
- Locality
- Tuamotu Archipelago
- Region
- Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Talparia talpa observed alive
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 282. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294272. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/282.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36294272 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026