coralclam

Coralliophaga coralliophaga

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–43 m
Water temperature24–30 °C
Best monthsMarch, July, and August
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 5 records
March: 8 records
April: 5 records
May: 1 records
June: 1 records
July: 7 records
August: 6 records
September: 4 records
October: 6 records
November: 2 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–43 m · Deepest record: 59 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 19 records
26–28 °C: 41 records
28–30 °C: 24 records

Names and classification

English: coralclam, Coral Clam

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: タガソデガイ
Korean: 흰이랑돌고부지
Simplified Chinese: 珊瑚船蛤

Other scientific names: Cardita dactylus, Chama coralliophaga, Coralliophaga carditoidea, Coralliophaga hyalina, Coralliophaga striolata, Cypricardia hornbeckiana, Cypricardia laminata, Cypricardia rosea, Cypricardia spathulata

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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).
146 open-data records from 1791 to 2017.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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