Fusiaphera macrospira
- Usual depth43–75 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
Fusiaphera macrospira, common name the big-spired nutmeg, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 43–75 m · Deepest record: 100 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 土佐塔核螺, 塔形核螺, 波部塔形核螺, 高塔核螺
Other scientific names: Cancellaria (Trigonostoma) luscinia, Cancellaria azumai, Cancellaria exquisita, Cancellaria luscinia, Cancellaria macrospira, Cancellaria macrospiratoides, Cancellaria pallida, Cancellaria producta, Cancellaria tosaensis, Cancellaria wilmeri, Fusiaphera azumai, Fusiaphera dampierensis, Fusiaphera eva, Fusiaphera exquisita, Fusiaphera macrospiratoides, Fusiaphera pallida, Fusiaphera producta, Fusiaphera tosaensis, Merica macrospira
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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).
- 113 open-data records from 1850 to 1990.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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