Philippine Horse Mussel
Modiolus philippinarum
- Usual depth0–42 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Modiolus philippinarum, common name Philippine horse mussel, is a species of "horse mussel", a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Modiolus philippinarum”, 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: 5 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–42 m · Deepest record: 42 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Philippine Horse Mussel
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ホソスジヒバリガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 菲律賓殼菜蛤
Other scientific names: Modiola philippinarum
Similar species
- Narrow Horse Mussel
Modiolus albicosta
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 159 open-data records from 1843 to 2018.
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