Pinctada margaritifera

Black-lip Pearl Shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Margaritidae

Collected by: Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, SteveStephen L. Coles →HWN Island Harbor Survey →Pakki A. Reath →
Date: January 28, 2003
Locality: Hawaiian Archipelago; Molokai; Station 1; Hale O Lono
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Collected the same day

On January 28, 2003, Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, Steve also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pinctada margaritifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2003. 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 266924. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38051287. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266924.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38051287 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026