Telescope creeper
Telescopium telescopium
- Usual depth0–3 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJune and July
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Telescopium telescopium, commonly known as the telescope snail, is a species of snail in the horn snail family Potamididae found in mangrove habitats in the Indo-Pacific. They are large snails that can grow up to 8 to 10 cm in length and are easily recognizable by their cone-shaped shell.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 28 records
- July: 21 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–3 m · Deepest record: 2.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Telescope creeper, Telescope snail, Mud Creeper, telescope creeper, telescope snail
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Teleskopschnecke
- Japanese
- センニンガイ
- Thai
- หอยฆ้อน
- Simplified Chinese
- 望遠鏡海蜷
Other scientific names: Cerithium montisselae, Cerithium telescopium, Potamides telescopium, Telescopium indicator, Telescopium mauritsi, Trochus telescopium
Similar species
- Girdled horn shell
Pirenella cingulata
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).
- 461 open-data records from 1758 to 2014.
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