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Pteria brunnea in life
In life — Winged Pearl Oyster, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM GBIF 4979284948Malacology

Pteria brunnea

Winged Pearl Oyster

As recorded: Pteria brunnea (Pease, 1863)

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Pteriidae

Collected by
R.C. DeFelice and S.L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Locality
Honolulu Harbor; Pier 3-4 Coast Guard Landing
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.3038, -157.8638
Depth
5 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of Pteria brunnea · collected 1927–1997Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Pteria brunnea. BPBM GBIF 4979284948. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979284948. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/gbif-4979284948.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates were rounded by GBIF
  • Longitude sign looks reversed

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