Trivirostra akroterion
- Usual depth1–395 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Trivirostra akroterion is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–395 m · Deepest record: 490.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 精雕蛹螺
Other scientific names: Pusula (Dolichupis) akroterion, Pusula akroterion
Similar species
- Rice-grain Bean Cowrie
Trivirostra oryza
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).
- 321 open-data records from 1906 to 2008.
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