Nassarius conoidalis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth23–75 m
Water temperature18–30 °C
Best monthsAugust, September, and November
How commonOccasional

About this species

Nassarius conoidalis, common name the cone-shaped nassa or the jewelled dog whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 39 records
February: 9 records
March: 25 records
April: 21 records
May: 9 records
June: 29 records
July: 20 records
August: 60 records
September: 48 records
October: 43 records
November: 44 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 23–75 m · Deepest record: 389.5 m

0–10 m: 10 records
10–20 m: 30 records
20–30 m: 63 records
30–40 m: 110 records
40–50 m: 122 records
50–60 m: 57 records
60–70 m: 45 records
70–80 m: 27 records
80–90 m: 15 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110+ m: 11 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C

18–20 °C: 8 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 70 records
24–26 °C: 384 records
26–28 °C: 147 records
28–30 °C: 79 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: アラレガイ
Korean: 보석알좁쌀무늬고둥

Other scientific names: Buccinum conoidale, Buccinum gemmulatum, Buccinum verrucosum, Desmoulea ringens, Nassa (Niotha) gemmulata, Nassa (Niotha) rajaensis, Nassa clathrata, Nassa cumingii, Nassa gemmulata, Nassa ringens, Nassa variegata, Nassa verrucosa, Nassarius (Niotha) clathratus, Nassarius (Niotha) conoidalis, Nassarius (Niotha) gemmulatus, Nassarius (Niotha) variegatus, Nassarius (Niotha) verrucosus, Nassarius comtessei, Nassarius gemmulatus, Nassarius variegatus, Niotha clathrata, Niotha comtessei, Niotha cumingii, Niotha gemmulata, Niotha variegata

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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).
1,055 open-data records from 1822 to 2012.

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