Haustrum lacunosum

About this species

Haustrum lacunosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex or rock snails.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 12 records
February: 5 records
March: 2 records
April: 4 records
May: 1 records
June: 2 records
July: 2 records
August: 7 records
September: 5 records
October: 2 records
November: 9 records
December: 25 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–62 m · Deepest record: 62 m

0–10 m: 16 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–17 °C

6–8 °C: 8 records
8–10 °C: 15 records
10–12 °C: 11 records
12–14 °C: 18 records
14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lisa Bennett · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by wild_wind · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Julia Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Julia Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Genevieve Early, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Buccinum bicostatum, Buccinum lacunosum, Lepsithais lacunosa, Lepsithais youngi, Polytropa squamata, Purpura rugosa, Purpura rupestris, Purpura striata

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Dark Rock Shell
Haustrum haustorium
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Arakawania marginalba

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).
336 open-data records from 1918 to 1993.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.