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Pinctada radiata
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Margaritidae
- Collected by
- D. Thaanum; D. Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- Pearl Harbor; at railroad wharf opposite Ford Island Peninsula
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Pinctada radiata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-05.
2026-06-05
Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-04
Kaanapali, HI, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-30
Honokōwai Beach Park, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-16
Makua Military Reservation, Waialua, HI, US
(c) Maxfield Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-15
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) Darcy Kehler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-19
Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pinctada radiata. BPBM 260675. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38047247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/260675.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38047247 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026