Notocochlis cernica
- Usual depth5–70 m
- Water temperature17–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, June, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Notocochlis cernica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Notocochlis cernica”, 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: 5 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–70 m · Deepest record: 70 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ハギノツユ
Other scientific names: Natica (Natica) cernica, Natica cernica, Natica jousseaumei, Natica nebulosa, Natica ochrostigmata
Similar species
- Spotted Sand Shell
Notocochlis gualteriana
- Black-mouth moonsnail
Mammilla melanostoma
- Butterfly-Wing Sand Shell
Glyphepithema alapapilionis
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).
- 225 open-data records from 1907 to 2016.
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