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BPBM 277718Malacology

Arca ventricosa

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Arcida › Arcidae

Collected by
Charles Baener; Grace Burgess (C.M. Burgess Collection)Charles Baener →Grace Burgess Grace Burgess →
Date
December 5, 1954
Locality
Kwajalein
Region
Marshall Islands
Coordinates
8.7297, 167.7297 ± 1,871 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
80 Bishop specimens of Arca ventricosa · collected 1916–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 5, 1954, Charles Baener; Grace Burgess (C.M. Burgess Collection) also collected 1 other specimen.

Still here: Arca ventricosa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2016-10-15.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Arca ventricosa. BPBM 277718. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/277718.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026