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Cossura consimilis
- Usual depth7–1,042 m
- Water temperature12–15 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
Cossura consimilis is a polychaetid worm distributed throughout New Zealand. Cossura consimilis is a slender thread-like worm with a blunt head, growing up to 20 mm (0.8 in) in length. Cossura consimilis live in muddy sand in shallow intertidal harbours and estuaries, to the inner continental shelf and out to the continental slope. Cossura consimilis tolerates a sediment mud content of 5–65%, with an optimum range of 20–25%.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cossura consimilis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–1,042 m · Deepest record: 1,212 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–15 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
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).
- 28 open-data records from 1998 to 2020.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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