three-angled murex
Naquetia triqueter
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Naquetia triqueter, common name : the three-angled murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family of Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Naquetia triqueter”, 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: 5 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- three-angled murex
Other scientific names: Chicoreus (Naquetia) trigonulus, Chicoreus (Naquetia) triqueter, Chicoreus trigonulus, Murex (Chicoreus) triqueter, Murex roseotinctus, Murex trigonulus, Murex triqueter, Pterynotus triqueter, Purpura cancellata, Purpura variegata, Triplex flexuosa
Similar species
- Barclay's murex
Naquetia barclayi
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
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).
- 93 open-data records from 1970 to 2006.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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