Laemodonta octanfracta

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, June, and December
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 3 records
March: 1 records
April: 1 records
May: 2 records
June: 4 records
July: 0 records
August: 2 records
September: 1 records
October: 2 records
November: 1 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 9 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: イササコミミガイ

Other scientific names: Auricula striata, Laemodonta (Laemodonta) octanfracta, Laemodonta inaequalis, Laemodonta striata, Melampus (Lirator) multisulcatus, Pedipes octanfracta, Plecotrema binneyi, Plecotrema ciliata, Plecotrema inaequalis, Plecotrema octanfracta, Plecotrema octanfractum

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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).
54 open-data records from 1903 to 1988.
Species data updated October 30, 2026.

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