WoRMS taxon details
Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
833609 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:833609)
accepted
Subspecies
Cypraea talpa imperialis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) · unaccepted (synonym)
Cypraea talpa var. imperialis Dautzenberg, 1923 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Cypraea talpa var. saturata Dautzenberg, 1903 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Talparia (Talparia) talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Talparia (Talparia) talpa imperialis F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Talparia talpa aureliae T. Cossignani, 2023 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Talparia talpa imperialis F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors
[request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833609 on 2026-06-28
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cypraea talpa var. saturata Dautzenberg, 1903) Dautzenberg, P. (1903). Révision des Cypraeidae de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 50: 291-384 ["1902"; 16 January 1903]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16319123
page(s): 302. [details]
original description (of Talparia (Talparia) talpa imperialis F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) Schilder, F. A.; Schilder, M. (1938-1939). Prodrome of a monograph on living Cypraeidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 23(3): 109-180 [15 November 1938]; 23(4): 181-252 [15 March 1939].
page(s): 180 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Talparia talpa aureliae T. Cossignani, 2023) Cossignani, T. (2023). <i>Talparia talpa aureliae</i> nuova sottospecie dall'Egitto e da Gibuti. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 119: 28-29. [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 347. [details]
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cypraea talpa var. saturata Dautzenberg, 1903) Dautzenberg, P. (1903). Révision des Cypraeidae de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 50: 291-384 ["1902"; 16 January 1903]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16319123
page(s): 302. [details]
original description (of Talparia (Talparia) talpa imperialis F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) Schilder, F. A.; Schilder, M. (1938-1939). Prodrome of a monograph on living Cypraeidae. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 23(3): 109-180 [15 November 1938]; 23(4): 181-252 [15 March 1939].
page(s): 180 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Talparia talpa aureliae T. Cossignani, 2023) Cossignani, T. (2023). <i>Talparia talpa aureliae</i> nuova sottospecie dall'Egitto e da Gibuti. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 119: 28-29. [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 347. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | mole cowry [from synonym] | [details] |
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa CALLOUSED)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa FREAK)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa GIANT)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa GLOBOSE)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa LARGE)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa WHITE)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa FREAK)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa GIANT)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa GLOBOSE)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa LARGE)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa WHITE)
To Conchology (Talparia talpa talpa)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
