Anapella cycladea
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature14–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, September, and November
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 52 records
- February: 47 records
- March: 52 records
- April: 53 records
- May: 39 records
- June: 45 records
- July: 38 records
- August: 32 records
- September: 56 records
- October: 48 records
- November: 68 records
- December: 48 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ハマシジミガイ
Other scientific names: Anapa smithii, Crassatella cycladea, Mactra amygdala, Mactra pinguis, Mesodesma triquetrum, Spisula adelaidae
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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).
- 656 open-data records from 1948 to 2025.
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