Fusitriton retiolus

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth352–1,121 m
Water temperature8–22 °C
Best monthsApril, October, and December
How commonRare

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About this species

Fusitriton retiolus is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Fusitriton retiolus”, 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: 5 records
February: 8 records
March: 6 records
April: 25 records
May: 12 records
June: 8 records
July: 19 records
August: 13 records
September: 5 records
October: 22 records
November: 13 records
December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 352–1,121 m · Deepest record: 1,188.5 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 38 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–22 °C

8–10 °C: 6 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 17 records
14–16 °C: 16 records
16–18 °C: 28 records
18–20 °C: 17 records
20–22 °C: 79 records
22–24 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Argobuccinum (Priene) retiolum, Argobuccinum retiolus

Similar species

Fusitriton laudandus
Magellanic triton
Fusitriton magellanicus
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).
209 open-data records from 1960 to 2007.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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