Lioconcha hieroglyphica

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Veneridae

Collected by: Pele Expedition 1959; M.E. KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date: August 29, 1959
Locality: Keehi Lagoon, Off; outside explosive anchorage area
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

105 Bishop specimens of Lioconcha hieroglyphica · collected 1922–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 29, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; M.E. King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lioconcha hieroglyphica observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-05.

2026-07-05

Haleiwa Rd + Naoiwi Ln, Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

no rights reserved

2026-02-11

North Pacific Ocean, East Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-17

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-18

Weke Rd, Princeville, HI, US

(c) Michael Stuart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-14

Mamala Bay, HI, US

(c) Ted Judah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-15

Kure Atoll, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Lioconcha hieroglyphica. BPBM 263868. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37441708. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/263868.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37441708 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026