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Unedogemmula indica

  • Molluscs
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth25–567 m
  • Water temperature17–30 °C
  • Best monthsJune and October
  • How commonRare
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About this species

Unedogemmula indica, common name the Indian turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Unedogemmula indica”, 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: 2 records
  • February: 5 records
  • March: 4 records
  • April: 8 records
  • May: 3 records
  • June: 55 records
  • July: 23 records
  • August: 12 records
  • September: 22 records
  • October: 44 records
  • November: 7 records
  • December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 25–567 m · Deepest record: 584 m

  • 10–20 m: 7 records
  • 20–30 m: 7 records
  • 30–40 m: 1 records
  • 40–50 m: 1 records
  • 50–60 m: 3 records
  • 60–70 m: 1 records
  • 70–80 m: 4 records
  • 80–90 m: 7 records
  • 90–100 m: 11 records
  • 100–110 m: 12 records
  • 110–120 m: 3 records
  • 120+ m: 67 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C

  • 16–18 °C: 1 records
  • 18–20 °C: 0 records
  • 20–22 °C: 0 records
  • 22–24 °C: 74 records
  • 24–26 °C: 27 records
  • 26–28 °C: 30 records
  • 28–30 °C: 136 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages
Thai
หอยปิ่นปักผมอินเดีย
Simplified Chinese
印度捲管螺

Other scientific names: Lophiotoma (Lophiotoma) indica, Lophiotoma (Lophioturris) indica, Lophiotoma indica, Lophioturris indica, Pleurotoma (Pleurotoma) gendinganensis, Pleurotoma (Pleurotoma) odengensis, Pleurotoma bulowi, Pleurotoma marmorata, Pleurotoma neglecta, Turricula gendinganensis, Turris indica

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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).
  • 294 open-data records from 1798 to 2014.

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