Placostylus ambagiosus
Flax Snail
2
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1917
First collected
1922
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1917 by E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. Moss (New Zealand; North Island; Cape Maria van Diemen, Island off). The Museum last collected it in 1922; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as February 8, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
14 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-02-08
Far North, NZ-NO, NZ
(c) brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-15
Far North, NZ-NO, NZ
(c) chalikotheres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-26
Far North, NZ-NO, NZ
(c) chalikotheres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-10
Far North, NZ-NO, NZ
(c) Thomas Hvid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-01
(c) chalikotheres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-28
Far North, NZ-NO, NZ
(c) Andrew Spurgeon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-28
Far North, NZ-NO, NZ
(c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-28
Far North, NZ-NO, NZ
no rights reserved