Teredothyra matocotana
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, October, and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 700 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒズメフナクイムシ
Other scientific names: Teredo (Ungoteredo) chamberlaini, Teredo (Ungoteredo) matocotana, Teredo (Ungoteredo) pujadana, Teredo chamberlaini, Teredo matocotana, Teredo pujadana
Similar species
- Blacktip shipworm
Lyrodus pedicellatus
- Shipworm
Teredo clappi
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).
- 36 open-data records from 1970 to 2021.
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