Astele similaris
- Usual depth13–51 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsJune and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Astele similaris is a species of marine sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Astele similaris”, 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: 3 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–51 m · Deepest record: 51 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- トウガタカザリエビス
Other scientific names: Calliostoma (Salsipotens) similarae, Calliostoma excellens, Calliostoma similarae, Zizyphinus similaris
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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).
- 57 open-data records from 1907 to 2007.
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