BPBM 268974Malacology
Ostrea
Flat Oysters
Ostreidae
- Collected by
- Ralph DeFelice & Steve Coles; Ralph DeFelice & Steve ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Date
- 1997
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Ostrea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-10.
2026-01-10
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-06-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Rebecca Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-05-29
Kaneohe Bay, Patch Reef 11
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ostrea. BPBM 268974. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/268974.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026