Parkinson's Sassia
Austrosassia parkinsonia
- Usual depth0–30 m
- Water temperature14–26 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and June
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Austrosassia parkinsonia is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Austrosassia parkinsonia”, 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: 22 records
- February: 22 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 14 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–30 m · Deepest record: 37 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Parkinson's Sassia
Other scientific names: Austrosassia parkinsoniana, Austrotriton parkinsonius, Sassia (Sassia) parkinsonia, Sassia lindneri, Sassia parkinsonia, Septa parkinsonia, Triton fusiformis
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- Pustular triton
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- Gold-Mouthed Triton Snail
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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).
- 470 open-data records from 1898 to 2023.
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