Julia exquisita
- Usual depth1–20 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
About this species
Julia exquisita is a small species of sea snail in the family Juliidae. This species can be found in shallow tropical habitats throughout the Pacific, and feed on algae, in which photosynthetic cells are taken up and incorporated into the snails' body tissues for energy storage.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 10 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 22 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–20 m · Deepest record: 21.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ハワイユリヤガイ
Other scientific names: Julia borbonica, Prasina borbonica
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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).
- 191 open-data records from 1906 to 2025.
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