Purple-mouthed Kookaburra Whelk
Gyrineum lacunatum
- Usual depth16–89 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gyrineum lacunatum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gyrineum lacunatum”, 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: 21 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 16 records
- May: 26 records
- June: 33 records
- July: 28 records
- August: 77 records
- September: 36 records
- October: 53 records
- November: 53 records
- December: 29 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 16–89 m · Deepest record: 430 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Purple-mouthed Kookaburra Whelk
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ウネイササボラ
- Korean
- 갈색띠좁쌀무늬올챙이고둥
- Simplified Chinese
- 紫端翼法螺
Other scientific names: Apollon deliberatus, Apollon facetus, Gyrineum cuspidataeformis, Gyrineum nanshaensis, Gyrineum pusillum, Ranella chemnitzii, Ranella junghuhni, Ranella polychloros, Ranella saggita, Triton lacunatum
Similar species
- Tadpole triton
Gyrineum gyrinum
- Maple leaf triton
Gyrineum perca
- Rose triton
Gyrineum roseum
- Knobbed Triton
Gutturnium muricinum
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).
- 1,109 open-data records from 1903 to 2014.
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