Emarginula dilecta

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth10 m
Water temperature14–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, July, and August
How commonRare

About this species

Emarginula dilecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Emarginula dilecta”, 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: 4 records
February: 6 records
March: 3 records
April: 1 records
May: 1 records
June: 1 records
July: 5 records
August: 5 records
September: 1 records
October: 3 records
November: 5 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10 m · Deepest record: 10 m

10–20 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

14–16 °C: 26 records
16–18 °C: 5 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Emarginula amitina, Emarginula clathrata, Emarginula peasei, Emarginula subclathrata

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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).
41 open-data records from 1956 to 2016.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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