Ctena bella
Beautiful Lucine
Lucinidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev Thaanum'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 2027
- Locality
- Koolaupoko District; Kaneohe Bay; Mokuoloe Island {=Coconut Island; Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology}
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Ctena bella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-15
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-15
Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Ko Olina, HI, US
(c) Soleil.C, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) Louis Burns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ctena bella. BPBM 278975. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278975.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026