Diniatys dentifer
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 59 records
- March: 31 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 33 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 22 records
- October: 19 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 30 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- キバカイコガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 小葡萄螺
Other scientific names: Atys (Dinia) compitorum, Atys (Dinia) dentifera, Bulla (Atys) dentifera, Bulla dentifera, Dinia compitorum, Micraenigma oxystoma
Similar species
Ghost Paper Bubble SnailAliculastrum cylindricum
White Pacific glassy-bubbleAtys naucum
- Springbok Paper Bubble Snail
Lamprohaminoea cymbalum
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 223 open-data records from 1964 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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