Austroliotia scalaris
- Water temperature20–25 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Austroliotia scalaris, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae. Liotiids are commonly known as wheel shells.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–25 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Austroliotia saxa, Liotina saxa
Similar species
Large LiotiaLiotinaria peronii
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).
- 28 open-data records from 1902 to 1979.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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