Purpuradusta fimbriata
Fimbriate Cowrie
(Gmelin, 1791)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 390567 ↗
Photo: (c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) (iNaturalist)
3
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1956
First collected
1967
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1956 by Grace Burgess (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 1967; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 23, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
75 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)