Cardita excisa
R. A. Philippi, 1847Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 504851 ↗
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19
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1902
First collected
1983
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Cardita excisa, most mentions first.
2002
Records of shallow-water marine invertebrates from French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands with a note on nonindigenous speciesDeFelice, R., D. Minton & S. Godwin · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
16 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1902 by W.A. & E.L. Bryan (Laysan). The Museum last collected it in 1983; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as April 24, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
2 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
