Spisula aequilateralis

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Mactridae

Collected by: E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. MossE.G.B. Moss →Moss {=A.E. Moss →
Date: September 1, 1917
Locality: New Zealand; North Island; Tauranga
Region: New Zealand
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1917, E.G.B. Moss; Mrs. A.E. Moss also collected 24+ other specimens.

Crassula aequilatera observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 726 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Dunedin 9035, New Zealand

(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-22

Nelson City, Nelson Region, New Zealand

(c) abyssal_academic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

New Lynn, Auckland 0772, New Zealand

(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-03

Karikari Peninsula 0483, New Zealand

(c) Angus Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-09

Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, NZ-CA, NZ

(c) Mac Durning, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09

Auckland, New Zealand

(c) Thomas Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Spisula aequilateralis. BPBM 65574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38744310. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65574.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38744310 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026