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Ostrea columbiensis

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BPBM 260958Malacology

Ostrea columbiensis

Columbia Black Oyster

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Ostreidae

Collected by
D. Thaanum
Collector number
10161
Locality
Ecuador
Region
Ecuador
Record type
Preservedspecimen

Crassostrea columbiensis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-22.

Crassostrea columbiensis observed 2025-08-22

2025-08-22

San Jacinto, Ecuador

(c) Juan Fernando Pesántez-Muñoz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Ostrea columbiensis. BPBM 260958. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37856696. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/260958.

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