Cerithium muscarum
fly-specked cerith
Say, 1832Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 419523 ↗
Photo: (c) Chuck Sexton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chuck Sexton (iNaturalist)
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1939
First collected
1950
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1939 by Blenn R. Bales; R.T. Abbott, Acad. Of Nat. Sci. Philadelphia (Florida; Lake Worth; Peanut Island). The Museum last collected it in 1950; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 15, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
318 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-15
Key Largo, FL 33037, USA
(c) Natalie Furlow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Panama City Beach, FL, US
(c) Matthew Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
City of Marco, Marco Island, FL, USA
(c) dawnmmw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
FL, US
(c) diego, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Marco Island, FL, USA
(c) Emily Christian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Florida, US
(c) Emily Christian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Boca Ciega Bay, Gulfport, FL, US
(c) Concavenator07, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-18
Delray Beach, FL, US
(c) cleistesiopsis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)