Sun carrier shell
Stellaria solaris
- Usual depth2–104 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
About this species
Stellaria solaris, the sun carrier shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Stellaria solaris”, 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: 9 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–104 m · Deepest record: 104.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sun carrier shell, Sunburst carrier shell, Sunburst carriersnail, sunburst carrier shell, sunburst carriersnail, sun carrier shell
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Sonnenstern-Lastträgerschnecke
- Japanese
- カジトリクルマガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 扶輪螺
Other scientific names: Astraea polaris, Phorus solaris, Trochus solaris, Xenophora (Stellaria) solaris, Xenophora solariformis, Xenophora solaris
Similar species
- Pallid carriersnail
Xenophora pallidula
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).
- 73 open-data records from 1764 to 1989.
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