Knobbed Triton
Gutturnium muricinum
- Usual depth1–26 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, July, and August
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gutturnium muricinum, the knobbly triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gutturnium muricinum”, 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: 30 records
- February: 22 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 21 records
- July: 30 records
- August: 27 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 19 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–26 m · Deepest record: 79 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Knobbed Triton, short-neck triton, White Mouthed Triton
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- シオボラ
- Thai
- หอยสังข์บิดหางสั้น
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅口法螺
Other scientific names: Afrocanidea gemma, Cymatium muricinum, Cymatium tuberosum, Distorsio muricina, Eutritonium tuberosum, Gutturnium nodulus, Lampusia antillarum, Litiopa obesa, Ranella gyrinata, Ranularia muricina, Ranularia tuberosus, Simpulum antillarum, Triton albocingulatum, Triton antillarum, Triton crispus, Triton productum, Triton pyriformis, Triton tuberosum, Tritonium (Ranularia) nodulus, Tritonium nodulus
Similar species
- Tadpole triton
Gyrineum gyrinum
- Purple-mouthed Kookaburra Whelk
Gyrineum lacunatum
- Gold-Mouthed Triton Snail
Monoplex nicobaricus
- Atlantic Hairy Triton
Monoplex pilearis
- Bristled Triton Snail
Monoplex vespaceus
- Lesser girdled triton
Gelagna succincta
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).
- 732 open-data records from 1798 to 2023.
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