Bivalve

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 18 records
February: 17 records
March: 19 records
April: 13 records
May: 10 records
June: 23 records
July: 22 records
August: 7 records
September: 20 records
October: 19 records
November: 15 records
December: 15 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m

0–10 m: 10 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–29 °C

8–10 °C: 30 records
10–12 °C: 10 records
12–14 °C: 21 records
14–16 °C: 78 records
16–18 °C: 7 records
18–20 °C: 153 records
20–22 °C: 145 records
22–24 °C: 28 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Rod Lowther, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Miguel de Salas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Miguel de Salas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Bivalve

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: ソトオリガイ
Korean: 띠조개

Other scientific names: Anatina gracilis, Anatina marilina, Anatina recta, Laternula marilina, Laternula recta

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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).
661 open-data records from 1916 to 2017.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.