Modiolus nipponicus
- Usual depth4 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Se Lena · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 14 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4 m · Deepest record: 4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Photos
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Se Lena · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Se Lena · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒバリガイ
- Korean
- 왜깃털담치
- Simplified Chinese
- 日本殼菜蛤
Other scientific names: Volsella nipponica
Similar species
Horse musselModiolus modiolus
Bearded Horse MusselModiolus areolatus
Ear musselModiolus auriculatus
Narrow Horse MusselModiolus albicosta
Philippine Horse MusselModiolus philippinarum
- Winged Horse Mussel
Modiolus modulaides
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).
- 505 open-data records from 1956 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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