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Ostrea

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BPBM 195270Malacology

Ostrea

Ostreidae

Collected by
Lorrin Andrews Thurston; Joseph Swift EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Collector number
409-X 197
Date
May 21, 1930
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
76 Bishop specimens of Ostrea · collected 1917–2000Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, Lorrin Andrews Thurston; Joseph Swift Emerson also collected 3 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Ostrea. BPBM 195270. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/195270.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026