Cypraea bouteti
4
Bishop specimens
1
Type specimens
1960
First collected
1982
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1960 by C.M. Burgess (Tuamotu Archipelago). The Museum last collected it in 1982; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as January 8, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
41 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-01-08
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-01-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-22
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) molliewog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-18
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-14
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)