Arca antiquata

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Arcida › Arcidae

Collected by: Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
Date: July 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatabu; Nukualofa
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

8 Bishop specimens of Arca antiquata · collected 1926–1926Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1926, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Arca antiquata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13

West Papua, ID

(c) dream_play_connect, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Hienghène, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) kawasi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-22

Tonga, Nuku'alofa, 制限地域

(c) petileger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-22

Tonga, Nuku'alofa, 制限地域

(c) petileger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-22

Tonga, Nuku'alofa, 制限地域

(c) petileger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19

Antsiranana II, Madagascar

(c) Franklin Charles Graham IV, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Arca antiquata. BPBM 202666. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202666.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026