Spondylus

Thorny Oysters

Spondylidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition 1963; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1963 →
Collector number: 202
Date: June 1, 1963
Locality: Waikiki, off
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.2767, -157.8365 ± 1,532 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

106 Bishop specimens of Spondylus · collected 1895–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1963, Pele Expedition 1963; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Spondylus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-25.