Xenophora solarioides

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth16–64 m
Water temperature17–30 °C
Best monthsJune and November
How commonOccasional

About this species

Xenophora solarioides is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells.Subspecies† Xenophora solarioides jezleri Cox, 1948

Text from the Wikipedia article “Xenophora solarioides”, 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: 15 records
February: 8 records
March: 12 records
April: 27 records
May: 7 records
June: 61 records
July: 12 records
August: 5 records
September: 10 records
October: 11 records
November: 37 records
December: 10 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 16–64 m · Deepest record: 82 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 16 records
20–30 m: 33 records
30–40 m: 9 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 14 records
60–70 m: 5 records
70–80 m: 5 records
80–90 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 41 records
24–26 °C: 174 records
26–28 °C: 81 records
28–30 °C: 44 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: クルマクマサカガイ
Simplified Chinese: 太陽綴殼螺

Other scientific names: Onustus javanicus, Phorus solarioides, Xenophora (Xenophora) solarioides, Xenophora australis

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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).
751 open-data records from 1845 to 2006.

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