Herpetopoma scabriusculum
- Usual depth69 m
- Water temperature14–26 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
- How commonRare
About this species
Herpetopoma scabriusculum, common name the rough top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Herpetopoma scabriusculum”, 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: 13 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 69 m · Deepest record: 69 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–26 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Euchelus scabriusculus, Euchelus tasmanicus
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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).
- 138 open-data records from 1879 to 1993.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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