Maurea punctulata

About this species

Maurea punctulata 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: 49 records
February: 34 records
March: 27 records
April: 38 records
May: 19 records
June: 31 records
July: 24 records
August: 19 records
September: 21 records
October: 34 records
November: 23 records
December: 25 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–106 m · Deepest record: 302 m

0–10 m: 20 records
10–20 m: 12 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–18 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 15 records
12–14 °C: 29 records
14–16 °C: 8 records
16–18 °C: 55 records
18–20 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · 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) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Calliostoma (Maurea) punctulatum, Calliostoma (Mauriella) punctulatum, Calliostoma (Mauriella) wanganuicum, Calliostoma punctulatum, Maurea (Mucrinops) punctulata, Trochus diaphanus, Trochus grandineus, Trochus punctulatus, Turbo grandineus, Turbo pulcherrimus, Venustas (Mucrinops) punctulata, Venustas punctulata

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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).
833 open-data records from 1909 to 2019.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.