Cossura delta

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–357 m
Water temperature11–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, June, and September
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 53 records
February: 204 records
March: 152 records
April: 47 records
May: 95 records
June: 223 records
July: 159 records
August: 193 records
September: 238 records
October: 129 records
November: 70 records
December: 43 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–357 m · Deepest record: 3,312 m

0–10 m: 227 records
10–20 m: 17 records
20–30 m: 8 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 6 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 5 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 44 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–29 °C

10–12 °C: 3 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 124 records
24–26 °C: 819 records
26–28 °C: 22 records
28–30 °C: 4 records

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,614 open-data records from 1974 to 2011.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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