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Pinctada
Pearl Oysters
Margaritidae
- Collected by
- Dennis Devaney; Dennis Devaney
- Date
- February 22, 1971
- Locality
- Haurei Bay; south sidel Point Turagainuu
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- Austral Islands, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Pinctada observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,627 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
04715 El Ejido, Almería, España
(c) Soledad Callejón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Passeig Neptú – Aragó [Gandia], 46730 Grau i Platja, Valencia, Espanya
(c) José F. F., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Gandia, València, Espanya
(c) José F. F., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Gandia, València, Espanya
(c) José F. F., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
GR
(c) Alex Sosnovshchenko, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
La Vila Joiosa, Alicante, ES
(c) Luis de Ossorno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pinctada. BPBM 207252. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/207252.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026