Nothria conchylega

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth65–370 m
Water temperature-2–29 °C
Best monthsMarch and August
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 50 records
February: 140 records
March: 297 records
April: 129 records
May: 137 records
June: 128 records
July: 124 records
August: 202 records
September: 84 records
October: 36 records
November: 90 records
December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 65–370 m · Deepest record: 5,320 m

0–10 m: 63 records
10–20 m: 52 records
20–30 m: 90 records
30–40 m: 169 records
40–50 m: 13 records
50–60 m: 44 records
60–70 m: 58 records
70–80 m: 111 records
80–90 m: 157 records
90–100 m: 193 records
100–110 m: 233 records
110+ m: 3,351 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–29 °C

-2–0 °C: 25 records
0–2 °C: 43 records
2–4 °C: 6 records
4–6 °C: 21 records
6–8 °C: 116 records
8–10 °C: 133 records
10–12 °C: 440 records
12–14 °C: 31 records
14–16 °C: 39 records
16–18 °C: 20 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Korean: 귓볼집갯지렁이

Other scientific names: Diopatra eschrichtii, Northia conchylega, Nothria conchyphila, Onuphis (Nothria) conchylega, Onuphis britannica, Onuphis conchilega, Onuphis conchylega, Onuphis eschrichti, Onuphis eschrichtii, Onuphis hyperborea, Onuphis jourdei

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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).
10,299 open-data records from 1835 to 2024.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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