Powis's tibia
Rimellopsis powisii
- Usual depth120–288 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
Rimellopsis powisii, common name Powis's tibia, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Rostellariidae within the Stromboidea, the true conchs and their allies.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Rimellopsis powisii”, 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: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 120–288 m · Deepest record: 288 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Powis's tibia
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Powis Spindelschnecke
- Thai
- หอยฉมวกนํ้าลึก
Other scientific names: Rostellaria (Rostellaria) powisii, Rostellaria (Sulcogladius) powisii, Rostellaria powisii, Tibia powisii
Similar species
- Martin's tibia
Tenuitibia martinii
- Shinbone tibia
Tibia fusus
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).
- 148 open-data records from 1840 to 2011.
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