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Spondylus
Spondylidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
- Collector number
- 6
- Date
- September 24, 1959
- Locality
- Oʻahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4639, -157.9531
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 24, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Spondylus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-21.

2025-12-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-04
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-08
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-26
Kaneohe Bay, N of Kekepa Island
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2013-07-06
Pupukea
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spondylus. BPBM 221820. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/221820.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




