Cypraea annulus
ring cowrie
224
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1893
First collected
1998
Last collected
2024
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
77 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
1890s1990s
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1893 by Thaanum; Thaanum (Teraina). The Museum last collected it in 1998; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 22, 2024.
From the collection
Alive today
2 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
