Ctena tatei

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–4 m
Water temperature14–20 °C
Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
How commonRare

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 7 records
March: 11 records
April: 8 records
May: 7 records
June: 2 records
July: 2 records
August: 3 records
September: 6 records
October: 5 records
November: 3 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–4 m · Deepest record: 25 m

0–10 m: 37 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–20 °C

12–14 °C: 4 records
14–16 °C: 55 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Epicodakia tatei, Lucina (Codakia) tatei

Similar species

Beautiful Lucine
Ctena bella
Ctena reevei
divergent lucine
Ctena divergens
Lace Cockle
Divalucina cumingi
Cavatidens omissa
Payten's Codakia
Codakia 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).
262 open-data records from 1953 to 2014.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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