BPBM 62330Malacology
Cypraea talpa
Mole Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- W.A. & E.L. Bryan
- Date
- 1915
- Locality
- Honolulu Harbor
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3102, -157.8762 ± 1,584 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Talparia talpa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-06.
2026-07-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-18
Hawaii, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-12-26
Hanauma Bay, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cypraea talpa. BPBM 62330. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294127. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/62330.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36294127 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026