Zebra Snail
Austrocochlea porcata
- Usual depth0–10 m
- Water temperature14–25 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The zebra top snail, scientific name Austrocochlea porcata, is a medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails, also known as top shells.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 87 records
- February: 55 records
- March: 78 records
- April: 47 records
- May: 34 records
- June: 34 records
- July: 31 records
- August: 28 records
- September: 59 records
- October: 66 records
- November: 44 records
- December: 44 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–10 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Zebra Snail, Zebra Top Snail
Other scientific names: Labio porcata, Trochus taeniatus
Similar species
- Ribbon Monodonta
Austrocochlea constricta
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).
- 1,604 open-data records from 1860 to 2014.
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