Amaeana trilobata

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth44–374 m
Water temperature2–29 °C
Best monthsJanuary and August
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 370 records
February: 118 records
March: 202 records
April: 180 records
May: 196 records
June: 126 records
July: 130 records
August: 272 records
September: 105 records
October: 71 records
November: 142 records
December: 35 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 44–374 m · Deepest record: 767.3 m

0–10 m: 144 records
10–20 m: 60 records
20–30 m: 117 records
30–40 m: 160 records
40–50 m: 133 records
50–60 m: 36 records
60–70 m: 11 records
70–80 m: 12 records
80–90 m: 13 records
90–100 m: 46 records
100–110 m: 87 records
110+ m: 4,607 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 2–29 °C

0–2 °C: 1 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 49 records
8–10 °C: 354 records
10–12 °C: 330 records
12–14 °C: 86 records
14–16 °C: 19 records
16–18 °C: 8 records
18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 20 records
26–28 °C: 10 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Amaea trilobata, Polycirrus trilobatus

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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).
9,858 open-data records from 1863 to 2023.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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