Dipolydora socialis

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth8–138 m
Water temperature1–29 °C
Best monthsJuly and August
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 266 records
February: 241 records
March: 65 records
April: 106 records
May: 239 records
June: 221 records
July: 445 records
August: 497 records
September: 269 records
October: 82 records
November: 116 records
December: 71 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 8–138 m · Deepest record: 1,535 m

0–10 m: 613 records
10–20 m: 275 records
20–30 m: 173 records
30–40 m: 97 records
40–50 m: 107 records
50–60 m: 99 records
60–70 m: 159 records
70–80 m: 88 records
80–90 m: 181 records
90–100 m: 266 records
100–110 m: 457 records
110+ m: 2,732 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 1–29 °C

0–2 °C: 1 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 3 records
6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 10 records
10–12 °C: 608 records
12–14 °C: 128 records
14–16 °C: 41 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 19 records
22–24 °C: 33 records
24–26 °C: 42 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Leucodore socialis, Polydora (Polydora) socialis, Polydora socialis

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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).
5,910 open-data records from 1940 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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