Cypraea talpa

Mole Cowrie

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Collected by: H.G. Hornbostel; H.G. Hornbostel
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Tumon Bay
Region: Guam
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, H.G. Hornbostel; H.G. Hornbostel also collected 24+ other specimens.

Talparia talpa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. 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 67713. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36294247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/67713.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36294247 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026