
Euplica bidentata
- Usual depth4–4 m
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Peter Crowcroft · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 65 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 21 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 19 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–4 m · Deepest record: 4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Photos

(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Columbella bidentata, Columbella venusta, Pyrene bidentata
Similar species
Dotted Dove ShellEuplica scripta
turtle dove shellEuplica turturina



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).
- 238 open-data records from 1939 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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