Cypraea boivinii
Boivin's cowrie
27
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1925
First collected
1965
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1925 by Langford & Thaanum; Thaanum (Japan; Satsuma, Waki.). The Museum last collected it in 1965; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 1, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
77 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-01
本州, 葉山町, 神奈川県, JP
(c) waturou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Isshiki, Hayama, Miura District, Kanagawa 240-0111, Japan
(c) Steven Cincotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Pacific Ocean, Kanagawa, JP
(c) Steven Cincotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Urado, Kochi, Kochi, JP
(c) Elliott Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-17
Wakayama, JP
(c) takashi_sea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Nagai 2-Chōme, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, JP
(c) egulan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Nagai 2-Chōme, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, JP
(c) egulan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Nagai 2-Chōme, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, JP
(c) egulan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)