Metella Ark-shell
Destacar metella
- Usual depth950 m
- Water temperature14–24 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 950 m · Deepest record: 950 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–24 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Metella Ark-shell
Other scientific names: Arca metella
Similar species
Divaricated ArkAcar plicata
Antique arkAnadara antiquata
Kagoshima Blood CockleAnadara kagoshimensis
Sydney CockleAnadara trapezia
Indo-Pacific ArkArca navicularis
Burnt-almond arkBarbatia amygdalumtostum
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).
- 124 open-data records from 1898 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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