Mactra pura

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 46 records
February: 28 records
March: 41 records
April: 25 records
May: 17 records
June: 22 records
July: 27 records
August: 26 records
September: 60 records
October: 55 records
November: 91 records
December: 72 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 37 m

0–10 m: 20 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–28 °C

14–16 °C: 85 records
16–18 °C: 13 records
18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 5 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 4 records

Photos

(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Mactra virgo

Similar species

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).
251 open-data records from 1943 to 2014.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.