Shining Sunset Shell

Hiatula nitida

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–445 m
Water temperature12–18 °C
Best monthsJanuary, May, and October
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 16 records
February: 10 records
March: 14 records
April: 15 records
May: 19 records
June: 11 records
July: 14 records
August: 8 records
September: 8 records
October: 20 records
November: 7 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–445 m · Deepest record: 444.5 m

0–10 m: 4 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 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: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C

12–14 °C: 4 records
14–16 °C: 9 records
16–18 °C: 19 records

Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved, uploaded by Peter de Lange · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Shining Sunset Shell

Other scientific names: Psammobia nitida, Soletellina nitida, Soletellina siliqua

Similar species

Double-rayed Sunset Clam
Hiatula biradiata
White Sunset-shell
Hiatula alba
Diphos sanguin
Hiatula diphos
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).
223 open-data records from 1923 to 2015.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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