
Nassarius particeps
- Usual depth0–150 m
- Water temperature16–28 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and September
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 60 records
- February: 46 records
- March: 75 records
- April: 66 records
- May: 74 records
- June: 56 records
- July: 62 records
- August: 55 records
- September: 74 records
- October: 56 records
- November: 38 records
- December: 39 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–150 m · Deepest record: 150 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–28 °C
Photos

(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Arcularia particeps, Nassa particeps
Similar species


Crowned nassaNassarius coronatus



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).
- 370 open-data records from 1904 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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