BPBM 268570Malacology
Pteria brunnea
Winged Pearl Oyster
Pteriidae
- Collected by
- Ralph DeFelice & Steve Coles; Steve ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Date
- 1997
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Pteria brunnea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-06-28.
2022-06-28
Pyramid Point
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-28
Vertical Awareness
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteria brunnea. BPBM 268570. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268570.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026