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Pteria brunnea in life
In life — Winged Pearl Oyster, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM 274917Malacology

Pteria brunnea

Winged Pearl Oyster

Pteriidae

Collected by
Kathleen West-Hurd
Date
1960
Locality
Kauaʻi
Island
Kauaʻi
Region
Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
22.0627, -159.5370
Record type
Preservedspecimen
6 Bishop specimens of Pteria brunnea · collected 1927–1997Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Pteria brunnea. BPBM 274917. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/274917.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026