Codakia punctata
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, July, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Codakia punctata, common name the punctate codakia, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Lucinidae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- クチベニツキガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 胭脂滿月蛤
Other scientific names: Codokia punctata, Cytherea punctata, Lucina (Codakia) punctata, Lucina punctata, Venus punctata
Similar species
Payten's CodakiaCodakia paytenorum
Wrinkled CodakiaCodakia rugifera
Pacific tiger lucineCodakia tigerina
- Interrupted Lucine
Codakia interrupta
Beautiful LucineCtena bella
Lace CockleDivalucina cumingi
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 227 open-data records from 1758 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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