granular spindle
Granulifusus niponicus
- Usual depth185–365 m
- Water temperature10–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
About this species
Granulifusus niponicus 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 “Granulifusus niponicus”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 185–365 m · Deepest record: 529 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- granular spindle
Names in 2 more languages
- Korean
- 민톱니긴고둥
- Simplified Chinese
- 日本長旋螺
Other scientific names: Fusinus niponicus, Fusus niponicus, Fusus suboblitus, Granulifusus suboblitus
Similar species
- Australian Horse Conch
Australaria australasia
Legrand's spindleCyrtulus undatus
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).
- 140 open-data records from 1955 to 1984.
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