Spondylus sinensis
Chinese Thorny Oyster
Schreibers, 1793Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 207871 ↗
7
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1921
First collected
1993
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1921 by H.G.H.; Joseph Swift Emerson (Japan; Kii). The Museum last collected it in 1993; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 21, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
27 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-07-21
Ishigaki, Okinawa, JP
(c) Daniel Petersen och Peter Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-15
GQW9+R7, Panglao, Bohol, Filipijnen
(c) Marleen Schouten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-10
Tojo Una-Una, ID-ST, ID
no rights reserved
2025-02-10
Tojo Una-Una, ID-ST, ID
no rights reserved
2024-12-22
日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野
(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-07
Saporkren, Pulau Waigeo, Raja Ampat, West Papua 98482, Indonésie
(c) Jean-Marie Frenoux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-11
Nelly Bay, Nelly Bay, QLD, AU
(c) Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-07-04
Nadroga/Navosa, FJ-W, FJ
(c) alexbarnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)