Spondylus violacescens
Cliff Oyster
Spondylidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 4926.k
- Locality
- Honolulu District; Waikiki, off
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Spondylus violacescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.
2026-09-05
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-15
Naalehu, HI 96772, USA
(c) Kassondra Watson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-04
Maalaea Bay, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) Paula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-26
Wailea, Wailea-Makena, HI 96753, USA
(c) Jiayang Li, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-28
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spondylus violacescens. BPBM 278713. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278713.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026