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Saccostrea cucullata

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BPBM 260973Malacology

Saccostrea cucullata

Hooded oyster

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Ostreidae

Collected by
Dranga & Thaanum; D. ThaanumDranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
7407,a
Date
1940
Locality
Bega Island
Island
Beqa
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-18.3971, 178.1245 ± 5,421 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
14 Bishop specimens of Saccostrea cucullata · collected 1928–1996Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Saccostrea cuccullata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2015-11-11.

Saccostrea cuccullata observed 2015-11-11

2015-11-11

Navua, Central, Fiji

(c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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

Cite this specimen

Saccostrea cucullata. BPBM 260973. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38515348. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/260973.

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