Indothais gradata
- Usual depth1.5 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, August, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Indothais gradata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Indothais gradata”, 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: 0 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1.5 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- カスリレイシ
- Korean
- 모난어깨두드럭고둥
Other scientific names: Purpura gradata, Purpura grateloupiana, Purpura trigona, Thais (Thaisella) gradata, Thaisella gradata
Similar species
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
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).
- 141 open-data records from 1903 to 2002.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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