Gastrochaena cuneiformis
- Usual depth8.3 m
- Water temperature17–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8.3 m · Deepest record: 8.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ツクエガイ
- Korean
- 구멍뚫이조개
- Simplified Chinese
- 開腹蛤
Other scientific names: Fistulana gigantea, Gastrochaena gigantea, Gastrochaena grandis, Gastrochaena lamellosa, Gastrochoena mauritiana, Rocellaria hawaiensis
Similar species
- club-shaped boring clam
Eufistulana mumia
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).
- 116 open-data records from 1783 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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