White Sunset-shell

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 16 records
February: 18 records
March: 26 records
April: 22 records
May: 18 records
June: 12 records
July: 16 records
August: 37 records
September: 28 records
October: 27 records
November: 36 records
December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 5 m

0–10 m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–26 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 30 records
16–18 °C: 17 records
18–20 °C: 25 records
20–22 °C: 62 records
22–24 °C: 34 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Terra Occ, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nathan Odgers, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ann Bentley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: White Sunset-shell

Other scientific names: Florisarka onuphria, Psammobia alba, Psammobia florida, Solenotellina haynesi, Soletellina alba, Soletellina donacioides, Soletellina hedleyi, Soletellina incerta

Similar species

Double-rayed Sunset Clam
Hiatula biradiata
Diphos sanguin
Hiatula diphos
Shining Sunset Shell
Hiatula nitida
Hiatula connectens
Hiatula petalina
Pacific asaphis
Asaphis violascens

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).
322 open-data records from 1900 to 2014.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.