Maoricolpus roseus

About this species

Maoricolpus roseus is a species of gastropod mollusc belonging to the family Turritellidae. The species is found in eastern Australia and New Zealand.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Worldwide (open data)

January: 225 records
February: 171 records
March: 192 records
April: 274 records
May: 144 records
June: 117 records
July: 129 records
August: 165 records
September: 204 records
October: 204 records
November: 166 records
December: 207 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–45 m · Deepest record: 412 m

0–10 m: 266 records
10–20 m: 10 records
20–30 m: 36 records
30–40 m: 22 records
40–50 m: 68 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 4 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 9 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–24 °C

10–12 °C: 4 records
12–14 °C: 36 records
14–16 °C: 57 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jacqui Geux, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jacqui Geux · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Julia Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Maoricolpus proroseus, Maoricolpus rosea, Turritella (Haustator) rosea, Turritella difficilis, Turritella lineolata, Turritella rosea

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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).
1,858 open-data records from 1888 to 2023.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.