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Pinctada margaritifera
Black-lip Pearl Shell
Margaritidae
- Collected by
- Robert Moffitt; Robert Moffit, National Marine Fisheries ServiceRobert Moffit →Robert B. Moffitt →National Marine Fisheries Service →
- Date
- 1993
- Island
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Pinctada margaritifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-23.
2026-06-23
Puako, HI, US
(c) eklemp, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-17
Maalaea, HI, USA
(c) kfanch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-04
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-01-08
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-28
Mokuleia, HI 96791, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-28
Mokuleia, HI 96791, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pinctada margaritifera. BPBM 250488. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/250488.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026