
Photo credit: (c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lisa Bennett · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Lucina reevei
Similar species
Beautiful LucineCtena bella
- divergent lucine
Ctena divergens

Payten's CodakiaCodakia paytenorum

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).
- 44 open-data records from 1863 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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