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Arca ventricosa

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BPBM 259805Malacology

Arca ventricosa

Truncated Ark

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Arcida › Arcidae

Collected by
D. Thaanum; Thaanum, Ditlev
Collector number
8667
Date
1922
Locality
Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
Island
Palmyra Atoll
Region
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates
5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
80 Bishop specimens of Arca ventricosa · collected 1916–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Lamarcka ventricosa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-10-24.

Lamarcka ventricosa observed 2021-10-24

2021-10-24

Palmyra, UM

(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Arca ventricosa. BPBM 259805. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35199033. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/259805.

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