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Saccostrea kegaki
Japanese Spiny Oyster
Ostreidae
- Collected by
- Daniel B. Langford & Ditlev Due Thaanum; Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Due Thaanum'S Wife}D.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife} →
- Collector number
- Th 8832,c
- Date
- 1925
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Nago
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Saccostrea kegaki observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 56 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
日本、〒714-0036 岡山県笠岡市白石島
(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Kashimaecho, Sasebo, Nagasaki 858-0922, Japon
(c) Jérémy Lefèvre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-23
府道605号, Kyoto, JP
(c) Alec Hopping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-20
県立真鶴半島自然公園, 真鶴町, 神奈川県, JP
(c) ts04, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-07
Maizuru, Kyoto, JP
(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-07
Kyoto, JP
(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Saccostrea kegaki. BPBM 271614. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/271614.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026