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Pinctada mazatlanica

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BPBM 260712Malacology

Pinctada mazatlanica

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Margaritidae

Collected by
Dr. B.R. Bales; D. ThaanumBlenn R. Bales →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Locality
Mexico; Acapulco
Region
Mexico
Record type
Preservedspecimen
2 Bishop specimens of Pinctada mazatlanicaSpecies page ›

Pinctada mazatlanica observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 189 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.

Pinctada mazatlanica observed 2026-09-17

2026-09-17

Punta Diablo-Costa

(c) Alejandro Hernández Morales, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pinctada mazatlanica observed 2026-08-23

2026-08-23

J8FF+2H8 Papagayo Peninsula, Provincia de Guanacaste, Liberia, Costa Rica

(c) Soledad Callejón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pinctada mazatlanica observed 2026-08-16

2026-08-16

Santa María Huatulco, Oax., MX

(c) Raúl E. Castillo Cupul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pinctada mazatlanica observed 2026-08-03

2026-08-03

Loreto, MX-BS, MX

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

Pinctada mazatlanica observed 2026-07-22

2026-07-22

JHR8+V27, Puntarenas Province, Palma, Costa Rica

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

Pinctada mazatlanica observed 2026-07-16

2026-07-16

25WF+85, 23236 Cueva de León, B.C.S., Mexico

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

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Cite this specimen

Pinctada mazatlanica. BPBM 260712. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38049020. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/260712.

Record sources