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Patella stellaeformis stellaris

Star-shaped Limpet

12

Bishop specimens

0

Type specimens

1893

First collected

1951

Last collected

No recent record

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

Where Bishop collected it

12 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.

Two centuries of collecting

1890s1950s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1893 by Thaanum; Thaanum (Teraina).

From the collection

Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226673Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226675Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226676Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226677Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226678Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226679Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226680Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226682Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226684Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226683Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226681Patella stellaeformis stellaris, 226674