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Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
216894 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216894)
accepted
Species
Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Talparia talpa var. lewallorum Lorenz, 2015 · unaccepted (unavailable name: infrasubspecific rank)
- Subspecies Talparia talpa lutani Bridges, 2015
- Subspecies Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Talparia talpa aureliae T. Cossignani, 2023 accepted as Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Talparia talpa imperialis F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 accepted as Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Talparia talpa var. lewallorum Lorenz, 2015 accepted as Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (unavailable name: infrasubspecific rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216894 on 2025-09-10
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(of Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Talparia talpa var. lewallorum Lorenz, 2015) Lorenz F. (2015). A dwarf variation of <i>Talparia talpa</i>. <em>Beautifulcowries Magazine.</em> 7: 31-32. [details]
basis of record Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129-144, 17 pls. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 58 [details]
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Talparia talpa var. lewallorum Lorenz, 2015) Lorenz F. (2015). A dwarf variation of <i>Talparia talpa</i>. <em>Beautifulcowries Magazine.</em> 7: 31-32. [details]
basis of record Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129-144, 17 pls. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 58 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Ramanathapuram, Kilakkarai, collected 1982-00-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, collected 1978, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, collected 1978, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
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