Allochroa layardi

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Water temperature19–29 °C
Best monthsJuly
How commonRare

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About this species

Allochroa layardi is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Ellobiidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Allochroa layardi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 1 records
March: 1 records
April: 3 records
May: 4 records
June: 6 records
July: 13 records
August: 1 records
September: 7 records
October: 2 records
November: 1 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C

18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 12 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 14 records
26–28 °C: 42 records
28–30 °C: 6 records

Names and classification

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: カシノメガイ
Korean: 도토리귀고둥
Simplified Chinese: 條紋黑耳螺, 環帶耳螺, 黑耳螺

Other scientific names: Allochroa anaaensis, Allochroa conica, Ellobium conica, Laemodonta conica, Laimodonta anaaensis, Laimodonta conica, Laimodonta pfeifferi, Ophicardelus (Laimodonta) layardi, Ophicardelus layardi

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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).
106 open-data records from 1865 to 2011.

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