Oliva porphyria
tent olive
(Linnaeus, 1758)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 208377 ↗
Photo: (c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by uwkwaj (iNaturalist)
6
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1930
First collected
1959
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1930 by Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist.; Joseph S. Emerson (Brazil). The Museum last collected it in 1959; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as June 15, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
15 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-06-15
Egas Port, Ecuador
(c) Slunky, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-20
Coiba NP, Coibita Reef
(c) keesgroenendijk, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-16
Océano Pacífico, Veraguas, PA
(c) Juan Manuel de Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-01
Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo, Cabo Pulmo, Los Cabos, MX-BS, MX
(c) Álvaro San José Elizundia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-29
Loreto, MX-BS, MX
(c) diana_castro16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-18
Calle Junquillal, La Cruz, Guanacaste, CR
(c) josieet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-10
Manzanillo, MX-CL, MX
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-03-22
Mexico
(c) Sinead Gómez, some rights reserved (CC BY)