Nassarius nigellus

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Worldwide (open data)

January: 124 records
February: 155 records
March: 165 records
April: 107 records
May: 92 records
June: 98 records
July: 70 records
August: 78 records
September: 134 records
October: 107 records
November: 75 records
December: 78 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–10 m · Deepest record: 90 m

0–10 m: 173 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 9 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

12–14 °C: 74 records
14–16 °C: 327 records
16–18 °C: 33 records
18–20 °C: 51 records
20–22 °C: 145 records
22–24 °C: 26 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Sofia Zvolanek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Buccinum semigranosum, Nassa munieriana, Nassa nigella, Nassa optata, Nassa peritrema, Nassa semigranosa, Nassa tasmanica, Nassarius (Niotha) nigellus, Tavaniotha nigella

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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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,573 open-data records from 1854 to 2016.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.