Ledge mussel
Septifer bilocularis
- Usual depth2–100 m
- Water temperature17–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, June, and July
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Septifer bilocularis is a marine bivalve species in the family Mytilidae, the mussels.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Septifer bilocularis”, 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: 54 records
- February: 32 records
- March: 27 records
- April: 22 records
- May: 47 records
- June: 59 records
- July: 56 records
- August: 41 records
- September: 33 records
- October: 40 records
- November: 36 records
- December: 39 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–100 m · Deepest record: 287 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ledge mussel, Box Mussel, Deck Mussel, ledge mussel
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- クジャクガイ
- Korean
- 두눈격판담치
- Simplified Chinese
- 孔雀殼菜蛤
Other scientific names: Modiola subtriangularis, Mytilus bilocularis, Mytilus nicobaricus, Mytilus septulifer, Tichogonia bilocularis, Tichogonia kraussii, Tichogonia wiegmannii
Similar species
- Asian date mussel
Arcuatula senhousia
- New Zealand Ribbed Mussel
Aulacomya maoriana
- Asian green mussel
Perna viridis
- Beddome’s Pearly-Mussel
Amygdalum striatum
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).
- 1,443 open-data records from 1758 to 2024.
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