Eudolium bairdii

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth294–690 m
Water temperature18–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, October, and December
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Fotis Christ, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Fotis Christ · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Eudolium bairdii, common name Baird's bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Eudolium bairdii”, 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: 5 records
February: 0 records
March: 2 records
April: 2 records
May: 5 records
June: 0 records
July: 3 records
August: 0 records
September: 3 records
October: 6 records
November: 3 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 294–690 m · Deepest record: 872 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 41 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 13 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: イチマキミヤシロガイ, イトマキミヤシロ

Other scientific names: Dolium (Eudolium) bituminatum, Dolium (Eudolium) solidior, Dolium bairdii, Dolium bayrdi, Dolium biornatum, Eudolium inflatum, Eudolium kuroharai, Eudolium lineatum, Eudolium solidior, Morio lineata, Morio lineatus, Oocorys lineata, Tonna (Eudolium) solidior

Similar species

Straw Tun
Eudolium crosseanum
Giant tun
Tonna galea
Pacific partridge tun
Tonna perdix
Apple tun
Malea pomum
Costate tun
Tonna allium
Tonna canaliculata

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).
239 open-data records from 1958 to 2008.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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