Tectus triserialis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth27–39 m
Water temperature25–30 °C
Best monthsDecember
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Tectus triserialis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Tectus triserialis”, 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: 1 records
February: 4 records
March: 1 records
April: 2 records
May: 4 records
June: 4 records
July: 2 records
August: 7 records
September: 4 records
October: 5 records
November: 0 records
December: 25 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 27–39 m · Deepest record: 39 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C

24–26 °C: 6 records
26–28 °C: 38 records
28–30 °C: 22 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: コシダカギンタカハマ
Simplified Chinese: 尖山鐘螺

Other scientific names: Trochus (Tectus) triserialis, Trochus triserialis

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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).
87 open-data records from 1822 to 2002.
Species data updated October 31, 2026.

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