Epidirella xanthophaes
- Usual depth43 m
- Water temperature14–23 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Epidirella xanthophaes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Epidirella xanthophaes”, 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: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 43 m · Deepest record: 43 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–23 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Austrogemmula tasmanica, Epideira xanthophaes, Epidirella tasmanica, Epidirona xanthophaes, Hemipleurotoma tasmanica, Pleurotoma xanthophaes
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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).
- 109 open-data records from 1910 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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