Littoraria intermedia
- Usual depth15–38 m
- Water temperature13–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Littoraria intermedia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 14 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 67 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15–38 m · Deepest record: 38 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒメウズラタマキビ
Other scientific names: Litorina ambigua, Littoraria (Littorinopsis) intermedia, Littorina fraseri, Littorina intermedia, Littorina newcombi, Littorinopsis intermedia
Similar species
- Robust shell
Littoraria undulata
- Pyramid Noddiwink
Nodilittorina pyramidalis
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).
- 265 open-data records from 1846 to 2023.
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