Delectopecten fosterianus

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth793–1,357 m
Water temperature5–25 °C
Best monthsJanuary and April
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: 37 records
February: 5 records
March: 6 records
April: 34 records
May: 6 records
June: 14 records
July: 14 records
August: 5 records
September: 2 records
October: 12 records
November: 16 records
December: 15 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 793–1,357 m · Deepest record: 1,768.8 m

370–380 m: 1 records
380–390 m: 0 records
390–400 m: 0 records
400–410 m: 0 records
410–420 m: 1 records
420–430 m: 0 records
430–440 m: 0 records
440–450 m: 0 records
450–460 m: 0 records
460–470 m: 0 records
470–480 m: 0 records
480+ m: 144 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–25 °C

4–6 °C: 2 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 2 records
10–12 °C: 10 records
12–14 °C: 60 records
14–16 °C: 59 records
16–18 °C: 28 records
18–20 °C: 14 records
20–22 °C: 25 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Palliolum fosterianum

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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).
278 open-data records from 1912 to 2020.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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