Pegophysema bialata

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary and March
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 4 records
March: 3 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 1 records
October: 1 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 9 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: イセシラガイ

Other scientific names: Anodontia (Pegophysema) bialata, Loripes bialata, Lucina stearnsiana

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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).
18 open-data records from 1929 to 2007.

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