Pustular triton

Argobuccinum pustulosum

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–95 m
Water temperature10–27 °C
Best monthsJanuary, March, and May
How commonOccasional

About this species

Argobuccinum pustulosum, the pustular triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Argobuccinum pustulosum”, 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: 37 records
February: 21 records
March: 24 records
April: 11 records
May: 24 records
June: 16 records
July: 7 records
August: 8 records
September: 21 records
October: 13 records
November: 12 records
December: 10 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–95 m · Deepest record: 475 m

0–10 m: 101 records
10–20 m: 7 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 6 records
70–80 m: 5 records
80–90 m: 4 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 12 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–27 °C

10–12 °C: 29 records
12–14 °C: 75 records
14–16 °C: 120 records
16–18 °C: 30 records
18–20 °C: 14 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Pustular triton, pustular triton, Pustular Triton Snail, Swollen Trumpet Snail

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: シマダンゴボラ

Other scientific names: Argobuccinum argus, Argobuccinum proditor, Argobuccinum ranelliforme, Argobuccinum tristanense, Argobuccinum tumidum, Buccinum pustulosum, Bursa (Apollon) proditor, Bursa tumida, Cassidea tuberculata, Murex affinis, Murex argus, Ranella ampullacea, Ranella kingii, Ranella polyzonalis, Ranella vexillum, Triton ranelliforme, Tritonium argobuccinum

Similar species

Parkinson's Sassia
Austrosassia parkinsonia
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Tadpole triton
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Gyrineum lacunatum
Gold-Mouthed Triton Snail
Monoplex nicobaricus
Atlantic Hairy Triton
Monoplex pilearis

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).
850 open-data records from 1907 to 2024.

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