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Ctena bella
Lucinidae
- Collected by
- Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
- Collector number
- Ostergaard #: 49'
- Date
- August 2, 1924
- Locality
- Kahe Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1924, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 5 other specimens.
Ctena bella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29
Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-15
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-15
Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Ko Olina, HI, US
(c) Soleil.C, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) Louis Burns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ctena bella. BPBM 208468. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/208468.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026


