Pinctada margaritifera

Black-lip Pearl Shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Margaritidae

Collected by: R. DeFelice & S. Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: February 5, 2002
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Hawaii Kai; Sta. 1, "Floating Docks"
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

64 Bishop specimens of Pinctada margaritifera · collected 1903–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 5, 2002, R. DeFelice & S. Coles; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pinctada margaritifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-23.

2026-06-23

Puako, HI, US

(c) eklemp, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-17

Maalaea, HI, USA

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

2025-03-04

North Pacific Ocean, Kailua Kona, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2025-01-08

Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2024-12-28

Mokuleia, HI 96791, USA

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

2024-12-28

Mokuleia, HI 96791, USA

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

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Cite this specimen

Pinctada margaritifera. BPBM 265050. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38050029. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265050.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38050029 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026