Haumea minuta

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth13–402 m
Water temperature13–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, June, and July
How commonRare

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 10 records
February: 4 records
March: 4 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 16 records
July: 14 records
August: 2 records
September: 9 records
October: 2 records
November: 1 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 13–402 m · Deepest record: 525 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 6 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–30 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 19 records
26–28 °C: 10 records
28–30 °C: 37 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Argopecten inaequivalvis, Chlamys inaequalis, Haumea inaequalis, Haumea inaequivalvis, Ostrea minuta, Pecten inaequivalvis

Similar species

Haumea rehderi
Asian moon scallop
Amusium pleuronectes
Cryptopecten nux
Mantle scallop
Gloripallium pallium
Laevichlamys cuneata
Noble scallop
Mimachlamys sanguinea

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).
141 open-data records from 1758 to 1990.

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