Jactellina clathrata
- Usual depth20–27 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, June, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Jactellina clathrata, commonly known as the shiborizakura tellin, is a species of tellinid, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Tellinidae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 26 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 29 records
- July: 22 records
- August: 34 records
- September: 26 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 22 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 20–27 m · Deepest record: 26.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- シボリザクラ
Other scientific names: Loxoglypta clathrata, Loxoglypta compta, Loxoglypta lauta, Loxoglypta obliquilineata, Loxoglypta rhomboides, Macoma clathrata, Macoma obliquilineata, Tellina (Peronaea) erythraeensis, Tellina bifaria, Tellina caseus, Tellina cerasum, Tellina clathrata, Tellina compta, Tellina erythraea, Tellina lauta, Tellina obliquilineata, Tellina retiarius, Tellina reticulata, Tellina rhomboides, Tellina silicula
Similar species
- Fine-ridged Tellen
Semelangulus tenuiliratus
Angled wedge shellBartschicoma gaimardi
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 437 open-data records from 1791 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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