Cypraea isabellamexicana
Mexican Isabella cowry
4
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1950
First collected
1975
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1950 by R. Coates; Thomas A. & Beatrice Burch (Eastern Pacific Outliers; Clipperton Island). The Museum last collected it in 1975; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as April 15, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
20 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-04-15
Osa, CR-PU, CR
(c) Jan Mees, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-04
Coiba N.P., Isla machete
(c) keesgroenendijk, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-16
Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo, Cabo Pulmo, Los Cabos, MX-BS, MX
(c) Álvaro San José Elizundia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-16
Coiba National Park, Veraguas, PA
(c) Juan Manuel de Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-01
Pedasí, PA-LS, PA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-23
México
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-21
San Cristóbal, Parque Nacional Galápagos, EC-GA, EC
(c) Douglas J. Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-05
México
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY)