Speckled Tellin
Arcopaginula inflata
- Usual depth1–60 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 20 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–60 m · Deepest record: 59.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Speckled Tellin
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ゴイシザラ
Other scientific names: Tellina (Arcopaginula) inflata, Tellina (Peronaeoderma) simplex, Tellina hippopoidea, Tellina inflata, Tellina ovata, Tellina simplex, Tellina simplicitas
Similar species
- Fine-ridged Tellen
Semelangulus tenuiliratus
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).
- 306 open-data records from 1791 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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