Euplica varians

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–38 m
Water temperature16–30 °C
Best monthsJuly, October, and December
How commonOccasional

About this species

Euplica varians is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. It is known as Momi in Hawaii, which translates to "pearl". The shells of this species are commonly used in leis in Niʻihau.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 31 records
February: 10 records
March: 18 records
April: 16 records
May: 21 records
June: 28 records
July: 41 records
August: 17 records
September: 27 records
October: 53 records
November: 38 records
December: 64 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–38 m · Deepest record: 520 m

0–10 m: 46 records
10–20 m: 25 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 7 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C

14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 26 records
22–24 °C: 34 records
24–26 °C: 190 records
26–28 °C: 164 records
28–30 °C: 130 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: チヂミフトコロ
Simplified Chinese: 縮麥螺

Other scientific names: Colombella daliola, Colombella lysiska, Colombella nana, Colombella ophonia, Columbella pacifica, Columbella paecila, Columbella pallida, Columbella poecila, Columbella souverbiei, Columbella spectrum, Columbella varians, Pyrene (Columbella) nodulosa, Pyrene nodulosa, Pyrene varians

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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).
693 open-data records from 1832 to 2023.

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