Trapezium oblongum

Trapezidae

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

52 Bishop specimens of Trapezium oblongum · collected 1919–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Trapezium oblongum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-05

Waialua, HI, US

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

2024-05-08

Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2023-07-26

Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US

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

2021-05-27

Johnston, UM

(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-25

Kaneohe Bay, S of Kapapa Island

(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Trapezium oblongum. BPBM 202718. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202718.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026