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Venus toreuma

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BPBM 218971Malacology

Venus toreuma

Embossed Venus

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Veneridae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 32
Date: December 30, 1961
Locality: Barbers Point; Naval Air Station Control Tower, 1 mile off
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

16 Bishop specimens of Venus toreuma · collected 1959–1982Species page ›

Globivenus toreuma observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-09.

Globivenus toreuma observed 2026-01-09

2026-01-09

Island of Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US

(c) rrd85, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Globivenus toreuma observed 2024-02-21

2024-02-21

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Globivenus toreuma observed 2022-09-30

2022-09-30

Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Globivenus toreuma observed 2019-10-23

2019-10-23

Molokini, Maui, 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

Venus toreuma. BPBM 218971. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39624001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/218971.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39624001 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026