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Lioconcha hieroglyphica
Veneridae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
- Collector number
- 27
- Date
- December 29, 1961
- Locality
- Waikiki; off Moana Hotel going Ewa about 1500 yards off shore
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1961, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Lioconcha hieroglyphica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-05.
2026-07-05
Haleiwa Rd + Naoiwi Ln, Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
no rights reserved
2026-02-11
North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-18
Weke Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Michael Stuart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-14
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Ted Judah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-15
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lioconcha hieroglyphica. BPBM 218983. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/218983.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026