Chondracanthus spinosus
Photo: (c) Brenna Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Brenna Green (iNaturalist)
31
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1942
First collected
1979
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1942 by Doty, M.S. (Monterey County; Asilomar). The Museum last collected it in 1979; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 4, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
75 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-09-04
San Carlos Beach, Monterey, CA, US
(c) envalencia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
(c) lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-11
Ventura, CA, USA
(c) Lauren, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-27
Goleta, CA, US
(c) richard_kav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-27
Santa Barbara County, CA, USA
(c) Kamely Coca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-23
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
no rights reserved
2026-03-23
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
no rights reserved
2025-12-28
Santa Barbara, CA, US
(c) okamee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)