Avicula sterna

Pacific Wing Oyster

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Pteriidae

Pteria sterna observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-08.

2026-07-08

San Quintín, B.C., México

(c) Cristian A. D. Meling L., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-07-08

San Quintín, Península de Baja California, MX

(c) Erik Meling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-15

Pacific Coast-Anderson, Seal Beach, CA 92649, USA

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

2024-12-28

Puerto Peñasco, MX-SO, MX

(c) Parsa Fard, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-03-23

Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, US

(c) Zoe Nix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-19

Fondeport, 22760 El Sauzal, B.C., México

(c) Mariana Novelo B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Avicula sterna. BPBM 7705. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35393364. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/7705.