rusty spindle

About this species

Fusinus perplexus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Fusinus perplexus”, 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: 4 records
March: 3 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 4 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–20 °C

18–20 °C: 10 records

Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) harum.koh, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: rusty spindle

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: ナガニシ
Korean: 긴고둥
Simplified Chinese: 鐵銹長旋螺

Other scientific names: Fusus perplexus

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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).
94 open-data records from 1922 to 1992.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.