BPBM 255151Malacology

Chama fibula

Rough Jewel-box Clam

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Chamidae

Collected by: DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen Coles; DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: March 21, 1996
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Pearl Harbor; Sta. 14; Sheet Piling on thermal discharge from Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) Waiau Plant
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

31 Bishop specimens of Chama fibula · collected 1934–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 21, 1996, DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen Coles; DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen Coles also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chama asperella observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-15.

2026-08-15

Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US

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2017-05-29

Kaneohe Bay, Patch Reef 11

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Cite this specimen

Chama fibula. BPBM 255151. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35909945. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/255151.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35909945 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026