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Ostrea
Flat Oysters
Ostreidae
- Collected by
- Joseph Swift Emerson
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- Australia; Torres Strait; Friday Island
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On Invalid Date, Joseph Swift Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.
Astarte castania
Malacology
Bulla adamsi
Malacology
Bulla ampulla
Malacology
Cardium
Malacology
Cardium orbiter
Malacology
Cenus arca
Malacology
Cerithium aluco
Malacology
Cerithium graniferum
Malacology
Cerithium guiniacum
Malacology
Cerithium nodulosum
Malacology
Cerithium seminudum
Malacology
Cerithium tortulosum
Malacology
Chama iostoma
Malacology
Chiton
Malacology
Crepidula formicata
Malacology
Crista pectinata
Malacology
Cylindra dactylus
Malacology
Cylindra nucea
Malacology
Cypraea lynx
Malacology
Cypraea scurra
Malacology
Cypraea vitellus
Malacology
Cytherea heiroglyphica
Malacology
Cytherea hieroglyphica
Malacology
Dibaphus
Malacology
Ostrea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27,241 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Wheeler St, Saint Marys, GA, US
(c) spencerranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Portsmouth, RI, US
(c) Mylo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Escambia County, US-FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Escambia County, Gulf Islands National Seashore, US-FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Jersey, GB
(c) Chase LaGro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Fort Pickens Florida National Scenic Trail, Gulf Breeze, FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ostrea. BPBM 196938. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/196938.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026