Chrysallida indistincta

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–135 m
Water temperature10–21 °C
Best monthsJune, September, and December
How commonRare

About this species

Parthenina indistincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Parthenina indistincta”, 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: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 1 records
April: 0 records
May: 1 records
June: 3 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 2 records
October: 1 records
November: 0 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–135 m · Deepest record: 135 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–21 °C

10–12 °C: 2 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 24 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

German: Gerippte Turm-Pyramidenschnecke

Other scientific names: Odostomia indistincta

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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).
83 open-data records from 1894 to 2014.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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