Peristernia nassatula

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–32 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, February, and December
How commonOccasional

About this species

Peristernia nassatula 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 “Peristernia nassatula”, 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: 21 records
February: 26 records
March: 14 records
April: 8 records
May: 16 records
June: 13 records
July: 12 records
August: 10 records
September: 15 records
October: 14 records
November: 5 records
December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–32 m · Deepest record: 39 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 52 records
26–28 °C: 135 records
28–30 °C: 100 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: ムラサキツノマタモドキ
Simplified Chinese: 紫口旋螺

Other scientific names: Latirus nassatula, Peristernia deshayesii, Peristernia vietnamense, Peristernia vietnamensis, Turbinella deshayesi, Turbinella microstoma, Turbinella nassatula

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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).
513 open-data records from 1907 to 2012.

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