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Arca ventricosa

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BPBM 218755Malacology

Arca ventricosa

Truncated Ark

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Arcida › Arcidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 128
Date: April 5, 1962
Locality: Keehi Lagoon
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.3157, -157.9053
Record type: Preservedspecimen

80 Bishop specimens of Arca ventricosa · collected 1916–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Lamarcka ventricosa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Lamarcka ventricosa observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lamarcka ventricosa observed 2026-09-01

2026-09-01

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lamarcka ventricosa observed 2025-12-02

2025-12-02

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lamarcka ventricosa observed 2024-12-10

2024-12-10

Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lamarcka ventricosa observed 2023-01-22

2023-01-22

Point Panic

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lamarcka ventricosa observed 2021-12-17

2021-12-17

Kaka'ako, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Arca ventricosa. BPBM 218755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35196846. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/218755.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35196846 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026