Caltrop murex
Murex tribulus
- Usual depth14–32 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Murex tribulus, the caltrop murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Murex tribulus”, 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: 6 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 14–32 m · Deepest record: 362 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Caltrop murex, caltrop murex
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Großer Spinnenkopf
- Japanese
- オニホネガイ
Other scientific names: Murex (Murex) tribulus
Similar species
- Bent murex
Murex aduncospinosus
- Spiny woodcock
Murex pecten
- Woodcock murex
Murex scolopax
- Black-spined murex
Murex ternispina
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).
- 131 open-data records from 1956 to 2012.
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