| Type | PARATYPE |
| Catalogue # | OSUM 74995 |
| Type locality | Pearl and Hermes Reefs, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, [USA] |
| Collector(s) | P.S. Galtsoff |
| Date collected | Aug. 1930 |
| # Specimens | 1 dry |
| Description | Proceedings of the US National Museum 79: 1 |
| Remarks | |
| Current status | Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) |