Marcia japonica
- Usual depth1–2 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, June, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–2 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- スダレハマグリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 日本格特蛤
Other scientific names: Chione regularis, Katelysia japonica, Tapes caledonica, Venus aurisiaca, Venus elegantina, Venus japonica, Venus labuana, Venus porcata, Venus striata, Venus tristis, Venus vulvina
Similar species
- Gaping Tapes
Marcia hiantina
- Comb Circe
Gafrarium pectinatum
- Camp pitar-venus
Lioconcha castrensis
- Reticulated venus
Periglypta reticulata
Scaled VenusAnomalodiscus squamosus
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).
- 93 open-data records from 1791 to 2014.
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