Yoka star turban
Guildfordia yoka
- Usual depth186–425 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, June, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Guildfordia yoka, the yoka star turban, is a species of deep-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Guildfordia yoka”, 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: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 186–425 m · Deepest record: 425 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Yoka star turban
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ハリナガリンボウ
Similar species
- Moon Turban
Lunella cinerea
- Silvermouth turban
Turbo argyrostomus
- Gold-mouthed turban
Turbo chrysostomus
- Cat's-eye shell
Turbo petholatus
Spurred starshellAstralium calcar
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).
- 67 open-data records from 1958 to 2011.
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