Engina zonalis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–3 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and September
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Engina zonalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Engina zonalis”, 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: 14 records
March: 25 records
April: 32 records
May: 52 records
June: 35 records
July: 54 records
August: 35 records
September: 40 records
October: 32 records
November: 18 records
December: 21 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–3 m · Deepest record: 3 m

0–10 m: 7 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 16 records
24–26 °C: 59 records
26–28 °C: 78 records
28–30 °C: 42 records

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Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ホソノシガイ

Other scientific names: Colombella zonalis, Engina zonata

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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).
285 open-data records from 1822 to 2010.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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