Hyotissa hyotis

Gryphaeidae

Collected by: Daniel B. Langford; Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Due Thaanum'S Wife}D.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife} →
Collector number: Th 2076,d
Date: 1947
Locality: Dublon Island
Island: Tonowas
Region: Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
Coordinates: 7.3737, 151.8719 ± 3,709 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

10 Bishop specimens of Hyotissa hyotis · collected 1898–1948Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Hyotissa hyotis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-07-09.

2019-07-09

Tonowas, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia

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Cite this specimen

Hyotissa hyotis. BPBM 271647. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/271647.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026