Tellinella crucigera

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth4–43 m
Water temperature16–30 °C
Best monthsFebruary, May, and August
How commonRare

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 12 records
March: 7 records
April: 11 records
May: 15 records
June: 6 records
July: 11 records
August: 14 records
September: 5 records
October: 8 records
November: 7 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–43 m · Deepest record: 78 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 14 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C

14–16 °C: 15 records
16–18 °C: 8 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 52 records
26–28 °C: 49 records
28–30 °C: 37 records

Names and classification

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: ヒノデガイ
Korean: 무늬접시조개
Simplified Chinese: 十形小櫻蛤

Other scientific names: Pharaonella flammula, Tellina (Tellinella) crucigera, Tellina crucigera, Tellina divergens, Tellina exculta, Tellina flammula, Tellina gratiosa, Tellina ornata, Tellina vinosa, Tellinella divergens, Tellinella exculta

Similar species

Tellinella cruciata
Tellinella pulcherrima
Striped tellin
Tellinella virgata
Fine-ridged Tellen
Semelangulus tenuiliratus
Dallitellina rostrata
Abranda casta

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).
246 open-data records from 1904 to 2011.

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