BPBM 265177Malacology

Pinctada

Pearl Oysters

Animalia › Mollusca › Margaritidae

Collected by: R. DeFelice & S. Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: February 6, 2002
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Hawaii Kai; Sta. 5, "Reef flat"
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

40 Bishop specimens of Pinctada · collected 1920–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 6, 2002, R. DeFelice & S. Coles; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pinctada observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 63 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.