Hespererato scabriuscula
- Usual depth4–13 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alberto Alcalá · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hespererato scabriuscula is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias. and allies
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hespererato scabriuscula”, 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: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–13 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Falso Caracol Paloma
- Japanese
- ザクロガイ
- Korean
- 애기개오지
Other scientific names: Erato callosa, Erato scabriuscula, Marginella cypraeola, Proterato (Sulcerato) callosa, Proterato callosa
Similar species
Triple-banded Teardrop CowrieLachryma lachryma
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).
- 178 open-data records from 1931 to 2020.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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