Myurella affinis
- Usual depth1–31 m
- Water temperature14–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Myurella affinis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Myurella affinis”, 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: 21 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 26 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 14 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 23 records
- September: 54 records
- October: 42 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 19 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–31 m · Deepest record: 54 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ムシロタケ
Other scientific names: Decorihastula affinis, Terebra affinis, Terebra flava, Terebra peasii, Terebra puncticulata, Terebra striata
Similar species
- Big Auger
Oxymeris maculata
- Chocolate spotted auger
Terebra subulata
Duplicate AugerDuplicaria duplicata
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).
- 917 open-data records from 1892 to 2023.
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