Apple tun

Malea pomum

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth14–59 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsJune and July
How commonRare

About this species

Malea pomum, common name the Pacific grinning tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Malea pomum”, 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: 9 records
February: 5 records
March: 17 records
April: 4 records
May: 10 records
June: 18 records
July: 29 records
August: 14 records
September: 14 records
October: 15 records
November: 9 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 14–59 m · Deepest record: 68.5 m

0–10 m: 4 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 10 records
40–50 m: 9 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 6 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 94 records
26–28 °C: 77 records
28–30 °C: 81 records

Names and classification

English: Apple tun, Pacific grinning tun, apple tun

Names in 2 more languages

German: Apfelschnecke
Japanese: イワカワトキワガイ

Other scientific names: Buccinum pomum, Cadium pomum, Cadus pomum, Cassis labrosa, Dolium (Cadium) pomum, Dolium (Malea) pomum, Dolium pomum, Malea (Quimalea) pomum, Malea noronhensis, Malea pommum, Quimalea pomum, Tonna (Malea) pomum

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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).
365 open-data records from 1758 to 2009.

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