Exogone lourei

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–61 m
Water temperature9–28 °C
Best monthsAugust
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 27 records
February: 69 records
March: 71 records
April: 101 records
May: 101 records
June: 143 records
July: 291 records
August: 578 records
September: 140 records
October: 14 records
November: 96 records
December: 24 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–61 m · Deepest record: 2,740 m

0–10 m: 719 records
10–20 m: 289 records
20–30 m: 108 records
30–40 m: 40 records
40–50 m: 65 records
50–60 m: 27 records
60–70 m: 18 records
70–80 m: 4 records
80–90 m: 8 records
90–100 m: 30 records
100–110 m: 22 records
110+ m: 63 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–28 °C

8–10 °C: 18 records
10–12 °C: 39 records
12–14 °C: 186 records
14–16 °C: 30 records
16–18 °C: 53 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 115 records
24–26 °C: 121 records
26–28 °C: 376 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Exogone (Exogone) lourei

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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).
1,666 open-data records from 1951 to 2021.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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