Gigantidas gladius
- Usual depth230–757 m
- Water temperature17–22 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Gigantidas gladius is a species of large, deepwater, hydrothermal vent mussel, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, or mussels.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gigantidas gladius”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 21 records
- May: 23 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 230–757 m · Deepest record: 1,082 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–22 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
Horse musselModiolus modiolus
Bearded Horse MusselModiolus areolatus
Ear musselModiolus auriculatus
- Seven Luminaries Vent Mussel
Bathymodiolus septemdierum
Shell-Clinging MusselCiboticola lunata
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).
- 145 open-data records from 2000 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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