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Tellina palatam
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Tellinidae
- Collected by
- Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due Thaanum
- Collector number
- Th. 2209,l
- Date
- 1944
- Locality
- near Kokokahi
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Tellina palatam observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-22.
2026-06-22
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-04
Maalaea Bay, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) Paula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-31
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-16
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-01
Anaehoomalu Bay, Waikoloa, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-02-09
HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tellina palatam. BPBM 275870. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/275870.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026