Babelomurex tosanus
- Usual depth110–281 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, June, and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Babelomurex tosanus is a species of sea snail, which is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex or rock snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Babelomurex tosanus”, 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: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 110–281 m · Deepest record: 281 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- トサカセン
- Simplified Chinese
- 土佐花仙螺
Other scientific names: Latiaxis tosanus
Similar species
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).
- 16 open-data records from 1982 to 1994.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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