BPBM 264689Malacology

Spondylus violacescens

Cliff Oyster

Animalia › Mollusca › Spondylidae

Collected by: DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: January 18, 2001
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Waikiki; Sta. 7; Canoes
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

23 Bishop specimens of Spondylus violacescens · collected 2001–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 18, 2001, DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Spondylus violacescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.

2026-09-05

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

2025-12-21

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-15

Naalehu, HI 96772, USA

(c) Kassondra Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-04

Maalaea Bay, Kīhei, HI, US

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

2025-01-26

Wailea, Wailea-Makena, HI 96753, USA

(c) Jiayang Li, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-28

North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA

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

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

Cite this specimen

Spondylus violacescens. BPBM 264689. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38751476. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/264689.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38751476 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026