African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)

AfReMaS taxon details

Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

833609 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:833609)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original name

Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Cypraea talpa imperialis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) · unaccepted (synonym)

Talparia talpa imperialis F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833609 on 2026-09-01

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Talparia talpa talpa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833609 on 2026-09-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-02-08 09:54:10Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-10-20 19:11:58Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2022-10-26 18:55:58Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2023-04-16 08:39:16Z

changed

Herbert, David

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original description (of Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors

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]