Orania pleurotomoides
- Usual depth21–306 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Orania pleurotomoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Orania pleurotomoides”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 21–306 m · Deepest record: 306 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Cytharomorula pleurotomoides, Murex pleurotomoides
Similar species
Adusta murexChicoreus brunneus
Branched murexChicoreus ramosus
Purple coral snailCoralliophila violacea
Mulberry drupeDrupa morum
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).
- 43 open-data records from 1955 to 2010.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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