Knobbed Spindle
Nodolatirus nodatus
- Usual depth3–20 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Nodolatirus nodatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Nodolatirus nodatus”, 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: 4 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 50 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–20 m · Deepest record: 67.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Knobbed Spindle
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ボットツノマタ
Other scientific names: Benimakia nodata, Fusus rosaponti, Latirus nodatus, Latirus rosaponti, Murex nodatus, Murex rigidus, Turbinella multinoda
Similar species
- Australian Horse Conch
Australaria australasia
Legrand's spindleCyrtulus undatus
- Distaff spindle
Fusinus colus
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).
- 153 open-data records from 1920 to 2016.
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