Prosimnia semperi
- Usual depth6–48 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Prosimnia semperi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Prosimnia semperi”, 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: 1 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–48 m · Deepest record: 47.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Ovule des gorgones rouges
- Japanese
- チヂワケボリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 桶形前凹螺
Other scientific names: Ovula semperi, Ovula triticea, Ovulum hordaceum, Primovula coarctata
Similar species
- Common egg cowrie
Ovula ovum
Common calpurnusCalpurnus verrucosus
- Pink allied cowry
Aclyvolva coarctata
- Nectar Spindle Cowrie
Phenacovolva nectarea
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).
- 118 open-data records from 1951 to 2011.
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