Fenestrate Top Shell

Tectus fenestratus

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–3 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsMay, June, and July
How commonRare

About this species

Tectus fenestratus, common name the fenestrate top shell or the latticed top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Tectus fenestratus”, 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: 18 records
February: 19 records
March: 8 records
April: 6 records
May: 25 records
June: 22 records
July: 22 records
August: 11 records
September: 10 records
October: 9 records
November: 6 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–3 m · Deepest record: 3 m

0–10 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 60 records
26–28 °C: 65 records
28–30 °C: 109 records

Names and classification

English: Fenestrate Top Shell, Latticed Top Shell

Names in 1 more languages

Simplified Chinese: 高帽鐘螺

Other scientific names: Trochus (Tectus) fenestratus, Trochus caperatus, Trochus circumsutus, Trochus fenestratus

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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).
327 open-data records from 1791 to 2010.

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