Cardita-like Boring-Venus

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 66 records
February: 37 records
March: 51 records
April: 26 records
May: 18 records
June: 24 records
July: 15 records
August: 8 records
September: 35 records
October: 25 records
November: 22 records
December: 27 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 4.5 m

0–10 m: 135 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–23 °C

12–14 °C: 50 records
14–16 °C: 211 records
16–18 °C: 11 records
18–20 °C: 12 records
20–22 °C: 12 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Paul J. Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Cardita-like Boring-Venus, White Irus

Other scientific names: Irus distans, Venerupis carditoides, Venerupis distans, Venerupis exotica, Venerupis hanleyi, Venerupis planicosta

Similar species

Boring Venus Shell
Irus crenatus
Irus clam
Irus irus
Cuming's Boring-Venus
Irus cumingii
Irus griseus
Irus mitis
New Zealand Cockle
Austrovenus stutchburyi

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).
402 open-data records from 1880 to 2016.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.