Camp pitar-venus
Lioconcha castrensis
- Usual depth5–50 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and December
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Lioconcha castrensis, common name the zigzag venus, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lioconcha castrensis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 18 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 25 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–50 m · Deepest record: 110 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Camp pitar-venus, Chocolate flamed venus, Tent clam, Zigzag venus, camp pitar-venus, chocolate flamed venus, tent clam, zigzag venus
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Zeltlagermuschel
- Japanese
- マルオミナエシ
Other scientific names: Cytherea castrensis, Cytherea ornata, Lioconcha (Lioconcha) castrensis, Venus australis, Venus castrensis, Venus fulminea, Venus lorenziana
Similar species
- Clam
Lioconcha fastigiata
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).
- 505 open-data records from 1758 to 2016.
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