Turris spectabilis
- Usual depth130 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Turris spectabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Turris spectabilis”, 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: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 130 m · Deepest record: 130 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ハナヤカクダマキ
- Simplified Chinese
- 斷線捲管螺
Other scientific names: Pleurotoma spectabilis
Similar species
- Babylon turrid
Turris babylonia
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).
- 72 open-data records from 1843 to 2006.
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