Clathrotellina elegantissima
- Usual depth50 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJune and August
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 50 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Arcopagia elegantissima, Tellina (Arcopagia) elegantissima, Tellina elegantissima
Similar species
- Amime-zakura
Clathrotellina pretium
- Fine-ridged Tellen
Semelangulus tenuiliratus
Angled wedge shellBartschicoma gaimardi
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).
- 40 open-data records from 1895 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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