Timoclea marica

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–32 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsFebruary, August, and October
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 18 records
February: 23 records
March: 18 records
April: 5 records
May: 8 records
June: 10 records
July: 15 records
August: 23 records
September: 19 records
October: 21 records
November: 20 records
December: 21 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–32 m · Deepest record: 50 m

0–10 m: 25 records
10–20 m: 7 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 80 records
26–28 °C: 100 records
28–30 °C: 85 records

Photos

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: カノコアサリ

Other scientific names: Chione marica, Glycydonta marica, Leukoma japonica, Timoclea (Glycydonta) marica, Venus marica

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Lamellate venus clam
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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).
329 open-data records from 1758 to 2015.
Species data updated October 31, 2026.

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