Ceramic vase
Vasum ceramicum
- Usual depth3–16 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, July, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Vasum ceramicum, common name ceramic vase or heavy whelk, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Vasum ceramicum”, 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: 7 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–16 m · Deepest record: 16 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ceramic vase, ceramic vase, ceramic vase or heavy whelk
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Keramikvase
- Japanese
- オニコブシガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 長拳螺
Other scientific names: Murex ceramicus, Turbinellus spinosus
Similar species
- Pacific top vase
Vasum turbinellus
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).
- 267 open-data records from 1758 to 2020.
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