Abyssal murex
Siratus alabaster
- Usual depth326–724 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Siratus alabaster, or Alabaster Murex, is a predatory species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, often referred to as the murex or rock snails. It is found in the waters around Japan, Taiwan, and down to the Philippines. The shell of the snail is distinctively large, fusiform, and often crisply white though it may also be ivory.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Siratus alabaster”, 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: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 326–724 m · Deepest record: 724 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Abyssal murex, Alabaster murex, abyssal murex, alabaster murex
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Alabasterschnecke
- Japanese
- ガンゼキバショウ
- Simplified Chinese
- 岩石芭蕉螺
Other scientific names: Murex alabaster
Similar species
Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
Adusta murexChicoreus brunneus
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).
- 96 open-data records from 1961 to 2012.
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