Nerita signata

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–4 m
Water temperature23–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, July, and December
How commonRare

About this species

Nerita signata also known as the reticulated nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Nerita signata”, 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: 12 records
February: 3 records
March: 4 records
April: 2 records
May: 1 records
June: 8 records
July: 15 records
August: 3 records
September: 4 records
October: 2 records
November: 3 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–4 m · Deepest record: 3.8 m

0–10 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 23 records
26–28 °C: 26 records
28–30 °C: 31 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: クチベニアマオブネ

Other scientific names: Nerita (Argonerita) signata, Nerita petechialis, Nerita pygmaea, Nerita reticulata, Nerita rudis, Nerita samoensis, Nerita siquata

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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).
138 open-data records from 1822 to 2007.

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