BPBM 263595Malacology

Venerupis philippinarum

Japanese Littleneck

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Veneridae

Collected by: R. DeFelice & S. Coles; S. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: November 8, 1999
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Kaneohe Bay; Sta. 17; Coconut Island Pier
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

18 Bishop specimens of Venerupis philippinarum · collected 1923–1999Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 8, 1999, R. DeFelice & S. Coles; S. Coles also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ruditapes philippinarum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-02.

2025-07-02

Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline, East Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Bethany Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-30

Wawamalu Beach Park, East Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Bethany Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-21

HI, US

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

2024-04-21

Kapiʻolani Park, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2020-04-03

North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Bethany Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-01-06

Maunalua Bay, East Honolulu, HI, US

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

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

Cite this specimen

Venerupis philippinarum. BPBM 263595. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39626974. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/263595.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39626974 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026