Marine worm snail
Eualetes tulipa
- Usual depth67–350 m
- Water temperature22–27 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Eualetes tulipa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Eualetes tulipa”, 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: 1 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 67–350 m · Deepest record: 350 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Marine worm snail
Other scientific names: Serpulorbis angulatus, Serpulorbis effusus, Serpulorbis panamensis, Thylacodes angulatus, Thylacodes effusus, Vermetus alii, Vermetus angulatus, Vermetus effusus, Vermetus panamensis, Vermetus tulipa
Similar species
Blackish worm shellThylacodes colubrinus
Variable Worm SnailThylacodes variabilis
- Great worm shell
Ceraesignum maximum
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).
- 58 open-data records from 1972 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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