Variegated sundial

Heliacus variegatus

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth14–67 m
Water temperature18–30 °C
Best monthsJuly
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 6 records
March: 5 records
April: 6 records
May: 10 records
June: 5 records
July: 68 records
August: 10 records
September: 3 records
October: 5 records
November: 1 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 14–67 m · Deepest record: 67 m

10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C

16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 25 records
22–24 °C: 47 records
24–26 °C: 48 records
26–28 °C: 65 records
28–30 °C: 49 records

Names and classification

English: Variegated sundial, Variegated sundial shell, variegated sundial, variegated sundial shell

Names in 2 more languages

German: Verschiedenfarbige Sonnenuhrschnecke
Japanese: ヒクナワメグルマ

Other scientific names: Heliacus (Heliacus) variegatus, Solarium (Torinia) perspectiviunculus, Solarium perspectiviunculum, Torinia (Torinia) rosae, Torinia rosae, Torinia variegata, Trochus perspectiviunculus, Trochus variegatus

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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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
320 open-data records from 1791 to 2009.

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