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Arca ventricosa
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Arcida › Arcidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1992
- Island
- Ofu
- Region
- Ofu County, Manua District, American Samoa
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Arca ventricosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 149 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Kealia Pond Coastal Boardwalk, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) Ben Shulman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Kealia Pond Coastal Boardwalk, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Kihei, HI, US
(c) Genevieve G. Mount, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Arca ventricosa. BPBM 244284. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/244284.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
