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Perna costellata

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BPBM 205143Malacology

Perna costellata

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Pteriidae

Collected by
Baldwin; Baldwin
Collector number
RM's #: 71
Date
November 28, 1922
Locality
Hilo
Region
Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
19.6991, -155.0708 ± 8,612 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
2 Bishop specimens of Perna costellata · collected 1922–1922Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On November 28, 1922, Baldwin; Baldwin also collected 14 other specimens.

Still here: Isognomon perna observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-31.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Perna costellata. BPBM 205143. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37975391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/205143.

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