Dipolydora coeca

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth6–223 m
Water temperature-0–20 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonCommon

All species

Photo credit: (c) Kim P.-Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kim P.-Schmidt · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 298 records
February: 430 records
March: 777 records
April: 2,343 records
May: 5,455 records
June: 1,636 records
July: 1,108 records
August: 1,426 records
September: 863 records
October: 706 records
November: 419 records
December: 138 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–223 m · Deepest record: 999 m

0–10 m: 3,686 records
10–20 m: 4,337 records
20–30 m: 734 records
30–40 m: 842 records
40–50 m: 795 records
50–60 m: 304 records
60–70 m: 423 records
70–80 m: 452 records
80–90 m: 338 records
90–100 m: 526 records
100–110 m: 750 records
110+ m: 5,003 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -0–20 °C

-2–0 °C: 2 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 1 records
6–8 °C: 10 records
8–10 °C: 40 records
10–12 °C: 718 records
12–14 °C: 165 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Leipoceras uviferum, Leucodore coecus, Leucodorum coecum, Polydora (Polydora) coeca, Polydora caeca, Polydora coeca

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).
24,314 open-data records from 1843 to 2024.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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