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BPBM GBIF 4979267658Malacology

Dendostrea sandvichensis

Hawaiian Oyster

As recorded: Dendostrea sandvichensis (G.B.Sowerby II, 1871)

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Ostreidae

Collected by
R.C. DeFelice and S.L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Locality
Ala Wai Harbor; Hobron Lane
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.2851, -157.8408
Depth
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
36 Bishop specimens of Dendostrea sandvichensis · collected 1996–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Dendostrea sandvichensis observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2018-06-23.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Dendostrea sandvichensis. BPBM GBIF 4979267658. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979267658. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/gbif-4979267658.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates were rounded by GBIF
  • Longitude sign looks reversed

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