Pseudarcopagia disculus
- Usual depth0–9 m
- Water temperature12–18 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 10 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 26 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–9 m · Deepest record: 27 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C
Photos
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(c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Tellina disculus, Tellina sublenticularis, Zearcopagia disculus
Similar species
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Botany Bay TellinPseudarcopagia botanica
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- Fine-ridged Tellen
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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).
- 293 open-data records from 1934 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 6, 2026.
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