Laguncula pulchella
- Water temperature16–20 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Laguncula pulchella is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Laguncula pulchella”, 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: 9 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–20 °C
Photos
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- サキグロタマツメタ
- Korean
- 갯우렁이
Other scientific names: Euspira fortunei, Euspira gilva, Laguncula gilva, Lunatia fortuni, Lunatia gilva, Natica fortunei, Natica gilva, Natica tenuis
Similar species
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Leaden Sand SnailConuber sordidum
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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).
- 103 open-data records from 2008 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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