Globivenus embrithes
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 19 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Chione (Omphaloclathrum) embrithes, Chione embrithes
Similar species
Embossed VenusGlobivenus toreuma
New Zealand CockleAustrovenus stutchburyi
Cherry stonesMercenaria mercenaria
Wedding-cake venusBassina disjecta
Cockle-like VenusChioneryx cardioides
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.
- 175 open-data records from 1903 to 2014.
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