Astralium rhodostomum
- Usual depth12–17 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Astralium rhodostomum, common name the rosemouth star shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Astralium rhodostomum”, 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: 40 records
- February: 136 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 23 records
- October: 25 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 41 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–17 m · Deepest record: 38 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- オオウラウズガイ
Other scientific names: Astraea rhodostoma, Astralium (Distellifer) rhodostoma, Astralium tuberosum, Trochus rhodostomus
Similar species
- Common Tent Shell
Astralium tentoriiforme
Spurred starshellAstralium calcar
- Pacific star shell
Astralium haematragum
- rotary star shell
Astralium rotularium
- blue-mouthed turban
Astralium stellare
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).
- 413 open-data records from 1822 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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