Meropesta micobarica

Radiately-Ridged Trough Shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Mactridae

Collected by: Jens M. Ostergaard; J.M. Ostergaard
Date: June 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatapu; Nukualofa Beach
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1926, Jens M. Ostergaard; J.M. Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Meropesta nicobarica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-21.

2026-07-21

Okinawa, JP

(c) Daniel Petersen och Peter Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-11

Singapore, SG, SG

(c) mercury9nine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-13

Amity QLD, Australia

(c) michaeln05, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-29

Punsand QLD, Australia

(c) Rebecca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-14

New South Wales, AU

(c) inatau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-04

Dunwich QLD, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Meropesta micobarica. BPBM 258159. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37559658. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258159.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37559658 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026