Forked venus
Gafrarium divaricatum
- Usual depth20–56 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and July
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 20–56 m · Deepest record: 56 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Forked venus, forked venus
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Verzweigte Venusmuschel
- Japanese
- ケマンガイ
Other scientific names: Circe divaricata, Circe marmorata, Circe transversaria, Cytherea testudinalis, Gafrarium divaricata, Venus divaricata
Similar species
- Comb Circe
Gafrarium pectinatum
- Discrepant Venus
Gafrarium dispar
- Camp pitar-venus
Lioconcha castrensis
- Reticulated venus
Periglypta reticulata
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).
- 167 open-data records from 1791 to 2018.
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