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Pinctada in life
In life — Pearl Oysters, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) faluke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by faluke
BPBM 270534Malacology

Pinctada

Pearl Oysters

Margaritidae

Collected by
Stephen Coles; Stephen Coles
Date
2007
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
40 Bishop specimens of Pinctada · collected 1920–2007Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Pinctada. BPBM 270534. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/270534.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026