MolluscaBase name details
Ostrea bryani Pilsbry, 1918 †
1023098 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1023098)
unaccepted > junior homonym (non Gabb, 1876. Ostrea kamehameha Pilsbry, 1936 is replacement name)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Pilsbry, H. A. (1918). Marine mollusks of Hawaii, IV-VII. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 69 (1): 309-333., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24683327 [details]
Type locality contained in Hawaii
, Note "Waianae, Oahu, from an excavation. about 20...
type locality contained in Hawaii (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality "Waianae, Oahu, from an excavation. about 20 ft. below the surface of a reef elevated 60 60 80 ft. above sea level." [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist William Alanson Bryan (1875-1942).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist William Alanson Bryan (1875-1942). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ostrea bryani Pilsbry, 1918 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/10.1111/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1023098 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Pilsbry, H. A. (1918). Marine mollusks of Hawaii, IV-VII. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 69 (1): 309-333., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24683327 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
