Abra profundorum

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2,044–4,823 m
Water temperature7–28 °C
Best monthsJuly, October, and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 9 records
March: 2 records
April: 10 records
May: 2 records
June: 4 records
July: 18 records
August: 6 records
September: 3 records
October: 18 records
November: 13 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2,044–4,823 m · Deepest record: 5,413 m

420–430 m: 1 records
430–440 m: 0 records
440–450 m: 0 records
450–460 m: 0 records
460–470 m: 0 records
470–480 m: 0 records
480–490 m: 0 records
490–500 m: 0 records
500–510 m: 0 records
510–520 m: 0 records
520–530 m: 1 records
530+ m: 174 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 7–28 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 3 records
12–14 °C: 5 records
14–16 °C: 84 records
16–18 °C: 35 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 6 records
22–24 °C: 17 records
24–26 °C: 9 records
26–28 °C: 18 records
28–30 °C: 8 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: スミスリュウグウザクラ, マサリリュウグウザクラ

Other scientific names: Semele (Abra) profundorum, Semele profundorum

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
232 open-data records from 1881 to 2017.

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