Chione stutchburyi
New Zealand Cockle
3
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1917
First collected
1925
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1917 by E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. Moss (New Zealand; North Island; Auckland). The Museum last collected it in 1925; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 21, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
1,802 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-21
Ostend, Waiheke Island 1081, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-21
Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-20
Auckland 2012, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
Wyuna Bay, Coromandel-Colville Ward, Waikato, NZ
(c) nzfernbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Long Bay Regional Park, Waikato, NZ
(c) nzfernbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Long Bay Regional Park, Waikato, NZ
(c) Ross Nightingale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Wharf Road, Bucklands Beach, Auckland 2012, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-16
North Island, Mercury Bay Ward, Waikato, NZ
(c) nzfernbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)