Acuminate Phos
Nassaria acuminata
- Usual depth79–225 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Nassaria acuminata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Nassaria acuminata”, 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: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 65 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 79–225 m · Deepest record: 427.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Acuminate Phos
Other scientific names: Hindsia acuminata, Hindsia suturalis, Nassaria suturalis, Triton acuminatus
Similar species
Crowned nassaNassarius coronatus
Glans nassaNassarius glans
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).
- 278 open-data records from 1907 to 2013.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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