Reticutriton pfeifferianus
- Usual depth32–130 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Reticutriton pfeifferianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Reticutriton pfeifferianus”, 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: 6 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 32–130 m · Deepest record: 130 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Cymatium (Gutturnium) bayeri, Cymatium bayeri, Cymatium pfeifferianum, Eutritonium pfeifferianum, Gutturnium gracile, Triton gracilis, Triton pfeifferianus
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- Pustular triton
Argobuccinum pustulosum
- Parkinson's Sassia
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- Knobbed Triton
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- Tadpole triton
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- Purple-mouthed Kookaburra Whelk
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- Gold-Mouthed Triton Snail
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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).
- 181 open-data records from 1844 to 2010.
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