Pyramid top
Tectus pyramis
- Usual depth5–19 m
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, June, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Tectus pyramis, common name the pyram top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Tectus pyramis”, 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: 34 records
- February: 27 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 46 records
- July: 25 records
- August: 30 records
- September: 56 records
- October: 33 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 25 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–19 m · Deepest record: 32 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pyramid top, Pyramid topsnail, pyramid top, pyramid topsnail, Pyramid Trochus, Pyram Top Shell
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Pyramiden-Kreiselschnecke
- French
- Trocha
- Japanese
- ギンタカハマ
- Thai
- หอยลูกข่างใหญ่
- Simplified Chinese
- 銀塔鐘 螺
Other scientific names: Pyramis viridis, Tectus tabidus, Trochus acutus, Trochus caerulescens, Trochus obeliscus, Trochus pyramis, Trochus tabidus
Similar species
- Fenestrate Top Shell
Tectus fenestratus
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).
- 917 open-data records from 1778 to 2023.
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