Barclay's murex
Naquetia barclayi
- Usual depth65–175 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
Naquetia barclayi, common name : Barclay's murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 65–175 m · Deepest record: 175 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Barclay's murex
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- キントキバショウ
- Simplified Chinese
- 巴克來骨螺
Other scientific names: Chicoreus barclayi, Murex barclayi
Similar species
Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
Adusta murexChicoreus brunneus
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).
- 36 open-data records from 1963 to 2009.
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