Sertum rock shell
Nassa serta
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Nassa serta, commonly known as the sertum rock shell, is a species of sea snail in the family Muricidae. It was originally described by Bruguière in 1789 and has undergone several taxonomic revisions.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Nassa serta”, 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: 13 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 14 records
- July: 32 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 56.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sertum rock shell, Garland Thaid, sertum rock shell
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ムシロハナワレイシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 橄欖螺
Other scientific names: Buccinum coronatum, Buccinum sertum, Iopas hederacea, Iopas sertum, Nassa picta, Stramonita hederacea
Similar species
Adusta murexChicoreus brunneus
Branched murexChicoreus ramosus
Purple coral snailCoralliophila violacea
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).
- 295 open-data records from 1789 to 2007.
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