Fulvia tenuicostata

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0 m
Water temperature14–27 °C
Best monthsJanuary, September, and October
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Miguel de Salas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Miguel de Salas · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 175 records
February: 117 records
March: 139 records
April: 129 records
May: 120 records
June: 124 records
July: 97 records
August: 107 records
September: 187 records
October: 152 records
November: 88 records
December: 104 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 311 m

0–10 m: 263 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–27 °C

12–14 °C: 76 records
14–16 °C: 212 records
16–18 °C: 14 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 52 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Caleb Catto, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Gary Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
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(c) Peggy Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Caleb Catto, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Cardium pallidum, Cardium racketti, Cardium radiatum, Cardium tenuicostatum, Fulvia (Fulvia) tenuicostata, Fulvia fagea, Fulvia radiata

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).
1,141 open-data records from 1900 to 2017.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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