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Herpetopoma aspersum

  • Molluscs
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth0–5 m
  • Water temperature14–29 °C
  • Best monthsJanuary, March, and October
  • How commonOccasional
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Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Herpetopoma aspersum, the speckled top shell, is a species of sea shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Herpetopoma aspersum”, 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: 96 records
  • February: 74 records
  • March: 109 records
  • April: 72 records
  • May: 69 records
  • June: 73 records
  • July: 56 records
  • August: 56 records
  • September: 62 records
  • October: 84 records
  • November: 66 records
  • December: 64 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 16 m

  • 0–10 m: 38 records
  • 10–20 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

  • 12–14 °C: 3 records
  • 14–16 °C: 199 records
  • 16–18 °C: 60 records
  • 18–20 °C: 70 records
  • 20–22 °C: 108 records
  • 22–24 °C: 43 records
  • 24–26 °C: 4 records
  • 26–28 °C: 4 records
  • 28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Euchelus aspersus, Herpetopoma aspersa, Trochus aspersus

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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.
  • Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
  • Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
  • 870 open-data records from 1846 to 2016.
  • Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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