Polygon Latirus

Latirus polygonus

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–57 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, July, and August
How commonRare

About this species

Latirus polygonus, the short-tailed latirus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Latirus polygonus”, 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: 16 records
February: 10 records
March: 5 records
April: 2 records
May: 5 records
June: 8 records
July: 18 records
August: 14 records
September: 14 records
October: 9 records
November: 4 records
December: 10 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–57 m · Deepest record: 56.5 m

0–10 m: 4 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 21 records
24–26 °C: 79 records
26–28 °C: 71 records
28–30 °C: 45 records

Names and classification

English: Polygon Latirus

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: リュウキュウツノマタ, リュウキュウツノマタガイ
Simplified Chinese: 多稜旋螺

Other scientific names: Murex polygonus

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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).
352 open-data records from 1904 to 2021.

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