Toothed Conch
Tridentarius dentatus
- Usual depth3–46 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, November, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Tridentarius dentatus, commonly named the Toothed Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Tridentarius dentatus”, 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: 3 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–46 m · Deepest record: 52 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Toothed Conch
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ミツユビガイ
- Korean
- 이빨수정고둥
- Simplified Chinese
- 三齒鳳凰螺
Other scientific names: Lambis dentata, Strombus (Canarium) dentatus, Strombus dentatus, Strombus samar, Strombus samarensis, Strombus tridentatus
Similar species
Labiate StrombCanarium labiatum
Red Mouthed StrombConomurex luhuanus
- Gibbose Stromb
Gibberulus gibberulus
- Chiragra spider conch
Harpago chiragra
- Common spider conch
Lambis 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).
- 286 open-data records from 1758 to 2014.
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