Argobuccinum pustulosum
Triton shell | Pustular Triton | Swollen Trumpet | Argobuccinium pustulosum | Argobuccinum vexillum
Argobuccinum pustulosum, Port Davey, TAS, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Argobuccinum pustulosum, obverse, Port Davey, TAS, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Argobuccinum pustulosum, Tsitsikamma, South Africa, Photo: Graham Edgar
Argobuccinum pustulosum, Cape Town, South Africa, Photo: Graham Edgar
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate Africa, Temperate Australasia, Temperate South America, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Rounded fawn shell, white aperture and thin dark brown stripes that follow the whorls.
Information
Max Size: 10 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 10.5-22.3°C
Depth: 0-30m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (5.2% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney