black-spotted triton
Lotoria lotoria
- Usual depth38 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Lotoria lotoria, the black-spotted snail or washing bath triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a tropical marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. This species was previously known as Cymatium lotorium.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 38 m · Deepest record: 38 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- black-spotted triton
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Caracol tritón de puntos negros
- Japanese
- フジツガイ
- Thai
- หอยสังข์บิดจุดดำ
Other scientific names: Cymatium (Lotoria) lotorium, Cymatium lotorium, Cymatium rhinoceros, Murex lotorium, Triton distortum
Similar species
- Large-spotted Triton Snail
Lotoria grandimaculata
- Pustular triton
Argobuccinum pustulosum
- Parkinson's Sassia
Austrosassia parkinsonia
- Knobbed Triton
Gutturnium muricinum
- Tadpole triton
Gyrineum gyrinum
- Purple-mouthed Kookaburra Whelk
Gyrineum lacunatum
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).
- 123 open-data records from 1758 to 2006.
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