Adipicola iwaotakii
- Usual depth441–720 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 441–720 m · Deepest record: 933.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- イトマユイガイ
Other scientific names: Adula iwaotakii
Similar species
- Vagina Horse Mussel
Arenifodiens vagina
- Narrow Horse Mussel
Modiolus albicosta
- Winged Horse Mussel
Modiolus modulaides
- Philippine Horse Mussel
Modiolus philippinarum
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).
- 261 open-data records from 2006 to 2011.
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