Maurea turnerarum
- Usual depth70–400 m
- Water temperature12–18 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Maurea turnerarum 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: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 70–400 m · Deepest record: 456 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- コガタマウリエビス
Other scientific names: Calliostoma (Maurea) turnerarum, Calliostoma turnerarum
Similar species
Tiger maureaMaurea tigris
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).
- 69 open-data records from 1975 to 2025.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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