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BPBM 204783Malacology
Ostrea
Flat Oysters
Ostreidae
- Collected by
- Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due Thaanum
- Locality
- Paumalu; near Sunset Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Ostrea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-10.
2026-01-10
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-06-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Rebecca Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-05-29
Kaneohe Bay, Patch Reef 11
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ostrea. BPBM 204783. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/204783.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026