little auger conch
Terestrombus terebellatus
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Terestrombus terebellatus, common name : the little auger conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Terestrombus terebellatus”, 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: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- little auger conch
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- トンボソデガイ
Other scientific names: Strombus (Canarium) terebellatus, Strombus terebellatus
Similar species
Labiate StrombCanarium labiatum
Red Mouthed StrombConomurex luhuanus
Gibbose StrombGibberulus gibberulus
Chiragra spider conchHarpago chiragra
Common spider conchLambis lambis
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).
- 77 open-data records from 1842 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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