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Ostrea
Flat Oysters
Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Ostreidae
- Collected by
- J. August Kusche; J. August Kusche
- Date
- November 1, 1920
- Locality
- Torres Strait Islands; Thursday Island {Entered as: Thursday Island; Under Australia; Queensland}
- Region
- Torres Strait Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1920, J. August Kusche; J. August Kusche also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Ostrea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27,241 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Wheeler St, Saint Marys, GA, US
(c) spencerranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Portsmouth, RI, US
(c) Mylo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Escambia County, US-FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Escambia County, Gulf Islands National Seashore, US-FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Jersey, GB
(c) Chase LaGro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Fort Pickens Florida National Scenic Trail, Gulf Breeze, FL, US
(c) stripe34, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ostrea. BPBM 68105. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37856800. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/68105.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37856800 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026