Codakia punctata

Punctate Lucine

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Lucinida › Lucinidae

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

42 Bishop specimens of Codakia punctata · collected 1924–1977Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Codakia punctata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-02.

2025-12-02

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-26

Kilifi, KE

(c) Mario Aliana Pedrosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-16

Zanzibar Channel, TZ

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

2025-04-14

Mamala Bay, HI, US

(c) Ted Judah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-15

Kure Atoll, HI, US

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

2024-12-15

Mjini, TZ-ZW, TZ

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Codakia punctata. BPBM 258165. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36090249. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/258165.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36090249 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026