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Cypraea talpa

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BPBM 62333Malacology

Cypraea talpa

Mole Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by
W.A. & E.L. Bryan
Date
1914
Locality
Kainalu
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.1033, -156.7859 ± 2,487 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
188 Bishop specimens of Cypraea talpa · collected 1893–1997Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Talparia talpa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2009-04-04.

Talparia talpa observed 2009-04-04

2009-04-04

Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cypraea talpa. BPBM 62333. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293457. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/62333.

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