Amathina tricarinata
- Usual depth2 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Amathina tricarinata is a species of small sea snail, marine heterobranch gastropod mollusc or micromolluscs in the family Amathinidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Amathina tricarinata”, 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: 6 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 31 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) renjus box, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- イソチドリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 三龍骨毛螺
Other scientific names: Amathina angustata, Amathina tricostata, Hemitoma tricarinata, Patella tricarinata, Patella tricostata
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).
- 122 open-data records from 1758 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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