Legrand's spindle
Cyrtulus undatus
- Usual depth1–58 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Hectonichus, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Cyrtulus undatus, common name Legrand's wavy spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cyrtulus undatus”, 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: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–58 m · Deepest record: 58 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Legrand's spindle
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ミガキナガニシ
Other scientific names: Fusinus undatus, Fusus incrassatus, Murex undatus
Similar species
- Distaff spindle
Fusinus colus
- Long spindle
Fusinus longissimus
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).
- 40 open-data records from 1958 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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