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Chama iostoma
Snowball Chama
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Chamidae
- Collected by
- H. L. Tuttle; Merlin TuttleHorace L. Tuttle →Merlin D. Tuttle →
- Collector number
- HT 354
- Date
- June 1, 1945
- Locality
- near yacht club
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7371, -155.0335 ± 75 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1945, H. L. Tuttle; Merlin Tuttle also collected 14 other specimens.
Balcis thaanumi
Malacology
Barbatia decussata
Malacology
Bursa rosa
Malacology
Coralliophila erosa
Malacology
Coralliophila erosa
Malacology
Cymatium gemmatum
Malacology
Dolabella auricularia
Malacology
Drupella ochrostoma
Malacology
Laevichlamys irregularis
Malacology
Mollusca
Malacology
Morula foliacea
Malacology
Nassarius gaudiosus
Malacology
Nassarius hirtus
Malacology
Prodotia iostomus
Malacology
Still here: Chama limbula observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-06-03.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chama iostoma. BPBM 240491. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35911893. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240491.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35911893 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026