BPBM 255206Malacology

Crassostrea virginica

Eastern Oyster

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Ostreidae

Collected by: DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen Coles; DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: April 16, 1996
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Pearl Harbor; Sta. 4; West Loch; Oyster Reef; Boat wreck
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

16 Bishop specimens of Crassostrea virginica · collected 1932–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 16, 1996, DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen Coles; DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen Coles also collected 22 other specimens.

Crassostrea virginica observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-10.

2026-01-10

Waialua, HI, US

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Cite this specimen

Crassostrea virginica. BPBM 255206. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36187354. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/255206.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36187354 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026