Melo amphora
Giant Baler
Photo: (c) Bill & Mark Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) (iNaturalist)
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Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1923
First collected
1938
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1923 by Milton J. Flood; Ditlev Due Thaanum (Papua New Guinea). The Museum last collected it in 1938; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 25, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
253 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-25
Queensland, AU
(c) Cap McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Shark Bay, AU-WA-SB, AU-WA, AU
(c) Henry Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Shark Bay Marine Park, Denham, AU
(c) marcus888, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Australia
(c) maksympolyakov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Australia
(c) apusaffinis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Ningaloo, AU-WA-EX, AU-WA, AU
(c) Henry Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Ningaloo, AU-WA-EX, AU-WA, AU
(c) Henry Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Yardie Creek Rd, Cape Range Nat'l Park WA 6707, Australia
(c) Parker H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)