Diana Conch
Euprotomus aurisdianae
- Usual depth2–70 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Euprotomus aurisdianae, common name the Diana conch, is a species of small to medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Euprotomus aurisdianae”, 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: 15 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 25 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–70 m · Deepest record: 110 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Diana Conch, Diana's Ear, Imperial Conch
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Conche imperiale
- Japanese
- マイノソデ, マイノソデガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 緋袖鳳凰螺
Other scientific names: Strombus (Euprotomus) aurisdianae, Strombus aurisdianae
Similar species
- Dark Diana Conch
Euprotomus aratrum
- bubble conch
Euprotomus bulla
Labiate StrombCanarium labiatum
Red Mouthed StrombConomurex luhuanus
- Gibbose Stromb
Gibberulus gibberulus
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).
- 278 open-data records from 1758 to 2012.
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