Barbatia tenella

Delicate Ark

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Arcida › Arcidae

Collected by: Langford, Daniel B. & Ditlev Thaanum; Thaanum, DitlevD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 2054,c
Date: 1928
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Itoman
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

38 Bishop specimens of Barbatia tenella · collected 1904–2001Species page ›

Calloarca tenella observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-05-21

Kuhio Hwy, Hā’ena, HI, US

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

2026-05-10

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-04-05

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-20

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-02

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Barbatia tenella. BPBM 259915. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35428300. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/259915.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35428300 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026