Semiricinula turbinoides
- Usual depth1–3 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Semiricinula turbinoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Semiricinula turbinoides”, 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: 4 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–3 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Drupa foliacea, Morula brunneolabrum, Purpura foliacea, Purpura squamigera, Purpura turbinoides, Semiricinula squamigera, Thais squamigera
Similar species
Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
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).
- 183 open-data records from 1916 to 2007.
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