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Spondylus
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
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.

2025-04-25
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

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

2013-02-10
Portlock, HI
(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spondylus. BPBM 222182. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/222182.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026




