Herpetopoma instrictum
- Usual depth10 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, August, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Herpetopoma instrictum, common name the basket-like false top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Herpetopoma instrictum”, 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: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- カゴサンショウガイモドキ
Other scientific names: Euchelus (Herpetopoma) instrictus, Euchelus bourcierei, Euchelus instricta, Euchelus instrictus, Monodonta alveolata, Monodonta bourcierei, Trochus (Monodonta) instrictus, Trochus instrictus
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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).
- 46 open-data records from 1906 to 2002.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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