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Ostraea hyotis

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BPBM 202789Malacology

Ostraea hyotis

Ostreidae

Date
August 25, 1926
Locality
Tonga; Vavau Group; Vavau; about 3 miles north of Vavau
Region
Tonga
Record type
Preservedspecimen
2 Bishop specimens of Ostraea hyotis · collected 1926–1957Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 25, 1926, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 16 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Ostraea hyotis. BPBM 202789. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/202789.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026