Sukashitrochus morleti

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–679 m
Water temperature21–30 °C
Best monthsSeptember and October
How commonRare

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About this species

Sukashitrochus morleti is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Scissurellidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Sukashitrochus morleti”, 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: 5 records
February: 0 records
March: 17 records
April: 7 records
May: 15 records
June: 1 records
July: 1 records
August: 25 records
September: 41 records
October: 50 records
November: 3 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–679 m · Deepest record: 1,900 m

0–10 m: 21 records
10–20 m: 12 records
20–30 m: 11 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 4 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 5 records
100–110 m: 11 records
110+ m: 70 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C

20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 38 records
26–28 °C: 47 records
28–30 °C: 94 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Schismope morleti, Sinezona morleti, Sukashitrochus indonesicus, Sukashitrochus simplex

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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).
284 open-data records from 1903 to 2006.

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