Tylothais aculeata
- Usual depth1–5 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Tylothais aculeata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 86 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ツノテツレイシ
Other scientific names: Purpura aculeata, Thais (Thalessa) aculeata, Thais aculeata, Thalessa aculeata
Similar species
Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
Adusta murexChicoreus brunneus
Branched murexChicoreus ramosus
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).
- 170 open-data records from 1929 to 2006.
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