Polinices mammilla
- Usual depth0–38 m
- Water temperature13–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Polinices mammilla is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Polinices mammilla”, 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: 28 records
- February: 38 records
- March: 33 records
- April: 24 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 36 records
- July: 49 records
- August: 49 records
- September: 41 records
- October: 31 records
- November: 34 records
- December: 32 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–38 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- トミガイ
- Korean
- 항아리구슬우렁이
- Simplified Chinese
- 白玉螺
Other scientific names: Mamillaria tumida, Natica albula, Natica cygnea, Natica intermedia, Natica mamilla, Natica ponderosa, Natica pyriformis, Nerita mamilla, Nerita mammilla, Polinices (Polinices) tumidus, Polinices albus, Polinices mamilla, Polinices pyriformis, Polinices tumidus, Polynices mamilla, Polynices mammilla
Similar species
- Golden moonsnail
Polinices aurantius
- Black-mouth moonsnail
Mammilla melanostoma
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).
- 996 open-data records from 1758 to 2012.
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