Diala albugo
- Usual depth1–3 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Diala albugo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dialidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Diala albugo”, 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: 38 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 18 records
- July: 22 records
- August: 20 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 22 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 53 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–3 m · Deepest record: 3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- クリフハマツボ
- Simplified Chinese
- 麻天螺
Other scientific names: Alaba (Diala) albugo, Alaba albugo, Diala conspicua, Diala ludens, Diala virgata
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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).
- 331 open-data records from 1874 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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