Aeneator benthicolus
- Usual depth341–466 m
- Water temperature13–18 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Aeneator benthicolus is a species of large sea snail, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 341–466 m · Deepest record: 537 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–18 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Aeneator (Ellicea) benthicolus, Aeneator benthicola
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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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 148 open-data records from 1994 to 2019.
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