Magellanic triton

About this species

Fusitriton magellanicus, the waffle whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 10 records
February: 18 records
March: 9 records
April: 29 records
May: 20 records
June: 7 records
July: 7 records
August: 99 records
September: 11 records
October: 15 records
November: 24 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 133–884 m · Deepest record: 3,029 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 4 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 7 records
70–80 m: 4 records
80–90 m: 14 records
90–100 m: 7 records
100–110 m: 21 records
110+ m: 1,009 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -1–23 °C

-2–0 °C: 2 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 17 records
6–8 °C: 102 records
8–10 °C: 87 records
10–12 °C: 181 records
12–14 °C: 399 records
14–16 °C: 162 records
16–18 °C: 12 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 12 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Pablo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Erasmo Macaya Horta, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Gonzalo Bravo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lucas Rubio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Magellanic triton

Names in 1 more languages

German: Magellan-Triton

Other scientific names: Argobuccinum (Fusitriton) murrayi, Argobuccinum magellanicus, Argobuccinum murrayi, Fusitriton algoensis, Fusitriton murrayi, Lampusia (Priene) murrayi, Lampusia murrayi, Neptunea magellanicus, Triton cancellatum

Similar species

Fusitriton laudandus
Fusitriton retiolus
Pustular triton
Argobuccinum pustulosum
Parkinson's Sassia
Austrosassia parkinsonia
Spengler's Triton Snail
Cabestana spengleri
Shouldered Triton Snail
Cabestana tabulata

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).
1,512 open-data records from 1902 to 2021.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.