Alcithoe fusus

About this species

Alcithoe fusus is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 7 records
February: 7 records
March: 2 records
April: 7 records
May: 5 records
June: 2 records
July: 9 records
August: 3 records
September: 4 records
October: 9 records
November: 10 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 28–216 m · Deepest record: 237 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120+ m: 11 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–24 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 8 records
16–18 °C: 31 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Arnim Littek · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Arnim Littek · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Alcithoe (Leporemax) fusus, Fulgoraria (Alcithoe) hedleyi, Fulguraria (Alcithoe) hedleyi, Leporemax fusus, Voluta (Alcithoe) subplicata, Voluta fusus, Voluta gracilis

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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).
341 open-data records from 1904 to 2012.
Species data updated October 31, 2026.