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Atys semistriatus

  • Molluscs
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth3–18 m
  • Water temperature20–30 °C
  • Best monthsApril, July, and November
  • How commonRare
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Photo credit: (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Atys semistriatus, common name the semistriated atys, is a species of small tropical sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Atys semistriatus”, 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: 20 records
  • February: 27 records
  • March: 32 records
  • April: 35 records
  • May: 23 records
  • June: 35 records
  • July: 41 records
  • August: 20 records
  • September: 28 records
  • October: 17 records
  • November: 39 records
  • December: 18 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–18 m · Deepest record: 500 m

  • 0–10 m: 35 records
  • 10–20 m: 19 records
  • 20–30 m: 0 records
  • 30–40 m: 0 records
  • 40–50 m: 0 records
  • 50–60 m: 0 records
  • 60–70 m: 0 records
  • 70–80 m: 0 records
  • 80–90 m: 0 records
  • 90–100 m: 0 records
  • 100–110 m: 0 records
  • 110+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

  • 18–20 °C: 2 records
  • 20–22 °C: 12 records
  • 22–24 °C: 2 records
  • 24–26 °C: 48 records
  • 26–28 °C: 10 records
  • 28–30 °C: 33 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Atys semistriata

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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).
  • 140 open-data records from 1895 to 2026.
  • Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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