Thyca crystallina
- Usual depth2–10 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and July
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Thyca crystallina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eulimidae. It is one of nine species within the genus Thyca, all of which are parasitic on starfish in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. This species was first described in 1846 by the American conchologist Augustus Addison Gould as Pileopsis crystallina but was later transferred to Thyca.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 73 records
- May: 78 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 59 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 51 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–10 m · Deepest record: 24.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒトデナカセ
Other scientific names: Pileopsis crystallina, Thyca (Bessomia) crystallina, Thyca pellucida
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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).
- 757 open-data records from 1846 to 2014.
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