Comb Circe
Gafrarium pectinatum
- Usual depth1–3 m
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsJune and July
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gafrarium pectinatum, also known as Gafrarium tumidum, is a species of the genus Gafrarium in the family of Veneridae, order Veneroida in the bivalve class. They are edible clams. WoRMS believe the latter is the synonyms of the other one, but malocologist from Taiwan distinguish the two from the patterns of their shells
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 23 records
- February: 26 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 47 records
- July: 43 records
- August: 24 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 21 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–3 m · Deepest record: 3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Comb Circe, Swollen Circe
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- アラスジケマン, アラスジケマンガイ, ホソスジイナミ, ホソスジイナミガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 加夫蛤 (斜肋縱簾蛤), 厚殼縱簾蛤, 斜肋縱簾蛤
Other scientific names: Circe pectinata, Circe pythinoides, Crista pectinata, Cytherea pectinata, Gafrarium cardiodeum, Gafrarium costatum, Gafrarium depressum, Venus pectinata
Similar species
- Discrepant Venus
Gafrarium dispar
- Forked venus
Gafrarium divaricatum
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 781 open-data records from 1758 to 2014.
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