black-striped triton
Septa hepatica
- Usual depth1–56 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Septa hepatica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Septa hepatica”, 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: 3 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–56 m · Deepest record: 56 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- black-striped triton
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ジュセイラ
- Korean
- 옆고랑고둥
Other scientific names: Cymatium (Septa) hepaticum, Cymatium hepaticum, Tritonium hepaticum
Similar species
- Red Triton Snail
Septa rubecula
- Pustular triton
Argobuccinum pustulosum
- Parkinson's Sassia
Austrosassia parkinsonia
- Knobbed Triton
Gutturnium muricinum
- Tadpole triton
Gyrineum gyrinum
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).
- 158 open-data records from 1932 to 2012.
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