Propeller ark
Trisidos tortuosa
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, October, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Propeller ark, Propellor ark, Twisted ark, propeller ark, propellor ark, twisted ark
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Propeller-Archenmuschel
- Simplified Chinese
- 扭魁蛤
Other scientific names: Arca tortuosa, Parallelepipedum fauroti, Parallepipedum fauroti, Trisidos yongei
Similar species
- Semi-twisted ark
Trisidos semitorta
Divaricated ArkAcar plicata
Antique arkAnadara antiquata
Indo-Pacific ArkArca navicularis
Burnt-almond arkBarbatia amygdalumtostum
- Kagoshima Blood Cockle
Anadara kagoshimensis
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).
- 343 open-data records from 1758 to 2011.
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