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Cypraea talpa
Mole Cowrie
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae
- Collected by
- A. Seale; A. Seale
- Date
- May 1, 1902
- Locality
- Makemo Island
- Island
- Makemo
- Region
- Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1902, A. Seale; A. Seale also collected 13 other specimens.
Asaphis violacea
Malacology
Cardium fragum
Malacology
Cassis rufa
Malacology
Conus
Malacology
Cypraea caputserpentis
Malacology
Cypraea erosa
Malacology
Cypraea helvola
Malacology
Cypraea intermedia
Malacology
Cypraea lynx
Malacology
Cypraea moneta
Malacology
Cypraea vitellus
Malacology
Mollusca
Malacology
Tectarius bullatus
Malacology
Talparia talpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1902. 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 67902. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36293984. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/67902.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36293984 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026