Calliotectum tibiaeforme
- Usual depth394–660 m
- Water temperature15–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Calliotectum tibiaeforme is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.SubspeciesCalliotectum tibiaeforme barneli Bail, 2006 Calliotectum tibiaeforme johnsoni (Bartsch, 1942) Calliotectum tibiaeforme williamsorum (Rehder, 1972)
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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: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 394–660 m · Deepest record: 818 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 寺町渦螺, 長笛渦螺
Other scientific names: Teramachia dupreyae, Teramachia tibiaeformis, Teramachia williamsorum
Similar species
- Waved volute
Amoria undulata
- Zebra volute
Amoria zebra
Bat voluteCymbiola vespertilio
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).
- 150 open-data records from 1984 to 2008.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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