Lunella torquata

About this species

Lunella torquata, common name the twisted necklace, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 245 records
February: 144 records
March: 194 records
April: 198 records
May: 184 records
June: 188 records
July: 129 records
August: 166 records
September: 215 records
October: 199 records
November: 134 records
December: 174 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–6 m · Deepest record: 24 m

0–10 m: 25 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–23 °C

14–16 °C: 5 records
16–18 °C: 20 records
18–20 °C: 43 records
20–22 °C: 75 records
22–24 °C: 14 records

Photos

(c) Caleb Catto, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Mitch Van Dyke, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Lunella (Ninella) torquata, Ninella lamellosa, Ninella torquata, Ninella whitleyi, Turbo heteroclitus, Turbo lamellosus, Turbo stamineus, Turbo torquatus

Similar species

Lunella undulata
Moon Turban
Lunella cinerea
Lunella correensis
Lunella smaragdus
Crowned Turban Shell
Lunella coronata
granulated moon turban
Lunella granulata

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).
638 open-data records from 1892 to 2023.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.