Pinctada radiata

In the Library

Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Pinctada radiata, most mentions first.

1. 1997

   Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations on introduced exotic species

   Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, L.G. Eldredge, J.T. Carlton, R.L. Pyle, & A. Suzumoto · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages

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2. 2002

   Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i

   Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page

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3. 2001

   Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000

   Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page

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Where Bishop collected it

10 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.

Two centuries of collecting

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1915 by D.B. Langford; D. Thaanum (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 1998; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as June 5, 2026.

From the collection

Alive today

9 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-06-05

Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US

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

2026-02-04

Kaanapali, HI, USA

(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-30

Honokōwai Beach Park, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA

(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-16

Makua Military Reservation, Waialua, HI, US

(c) Maxfield Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-15

Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA

(c) Darcy Kehler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-19

Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US

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

2022-09-03

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-17

Napili, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)