Donax variabilis
butterfly shell
Say, 1822Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 156776 ↗
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1920
First collected
1930
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1920 by C.F. Mant; Joseph Swift Emerson (Florida; Gulf Coast; Long Key). The Museum last collected it in 1930; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 25, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
3,950 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-25
FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Naples, FL 34102, USA
(c) Dani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Bonita Springs, FL, US
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Destin, FL 32541, USA
(c) Dr. Jack Borg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
FL, US
(c) tinymoney97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
FL, US
(c) tinymoney97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)