Maple leaf triton
Gyrineum perca
- Usual depth186–476 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Gyrineum perca is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. It is more commonly known as the winged triton or the maple leaf triton.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gyrineum perca”, 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: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 186–476 m · Deepest record: 738 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Maple leaf triton, Winged triton, maple leaf triton, winged triton
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Ahornblatt-Triton
- Japanese
- マツカワガイ
Other scientific names: Apollon perca, Biplex perca, Gyrineum (Biplex) perca
Similar species
- Tadpole triton
Gyrineum gyrinum
- Purple-mouthed Kookaburra Whelk
Gyrineum lacunatum
- 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).
- 207 open-data records from 1811 to 2011.
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