Spondylus

Thorny Oysters

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Pectinida › Spondylidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Date: May 1, 1923
Locality: Nihoa
Island: Nihoa
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

106 Bishop specimens of Spondylus · collected 1895–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 1, 1923, D. Thaanum also collected 24+ other specimens.

Spondylus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 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)

2026-05-21

One One Rd, Hā’ena, HI, US

(c) Cait, 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)

2025-04-25

Mamala Bay, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Spondylus. BPBM 65796. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38751807. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65796.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38751807 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026