tweed murex
Haustellum tweedianum
- Usual depth12.5 m
- Water temperature21–26 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
Haustellum tweedianum, the Tweed murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. They have sexual reproduction.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Haustellum tweedianum”, 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: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12.5 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- tweed murex
Other scientific names: Murex espinosus, Murex tweedianus, Vokesimurex tweedianus
Similar species
Snipe's bill murexHaustellum haustellum
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Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
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).
- 97 open-data records from 1957 to 1997.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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