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Semele australis
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Semelidae
- Collected by
- Anthony Polansky; Anthony Polansky
- Date
- 1962
- Locality
- Kaena Point; (North Shore of Point)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Semele australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-03.

2026-06-03
Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-10
Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-09
Maunalua Bay, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-02-26
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Parsa Fard, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2018-12-10
Keawakapu Beach, Wailea-Makena, HI 96753, USA
(c) kfanch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-10-02
Keamano, Ni'ihau, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Semele australis. BPBM 209278. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/209278.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
