Abranda casta
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Arcopagia casta, Arcopella casta, Pinguitellina casta, Tellina casta, Tellina paula, Tellina persimplex, Tellina vadorum
Similar species
- Modest Tellin
Abranda modestina
- Fine-ridged Tellen
Semelangulus tenuiliratus
- Speckled Tellin
Arcopaginula inflata
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).
- 109 open-data records from 1844 to 2010.
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