Maurea osbornei

About this species

Maurea osbornei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 6 records
February: 1 records
March: 5 records
April: 1 records
May: 4 records
June: 1 records
July: 5 records
August: 1 records
September: 1 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 20–82 m · Deepest record: 84.5 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–18 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 16 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Auckland War Memorial Museum, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: オズボーンエビス

Other scientific names: Calliostoma (Maurea) osbornei, Calliostoma osbornei

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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).
134 open-data records from 1933 to 2011.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.