Pacific top vase
Vasum turbinellus
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Vasum turbinellus is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Vasidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Vasum turbinellus”, 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: 25 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 17 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 24 records
- July: 43 records
- August: 35 records
- September: 34 records
- October: 28 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 28 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 45 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pacific top vase
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Pazifische Vase, Pazifische Vasenschnecke
- Japanese
- コオニコブシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 短拳螺
Other scientific names: Murex turbinellus, Turbinella cornigera, Turbinella variolaris, Vasum turbinellum, Volutella nigra
Similar species
- Ceramic vase
Vasum ceramicum
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).
- 542 open-data records from 1758 to 2023.
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