Agagus agagus
Source-cited species reference: taxonomy from WoRMS, biology from SeaLifeBase, occurrence map from GBIF.
Agagus agagus is a marine species in the family Trochidae (Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida), recorded in the World Register of Marine Species as Agagus agagus Jousseaume, 1894 under AphiaID 216290.
- Scientific name
- Agagus agagus
- Authority
- Jousseaume, 1894
- Family
- Trochidae
- Order
- Trochida
- Habitat zone
- benthic
- Gbif occurrence records
- 135
Classification (WoRMS)
Full classification as recorded by WoRMS: Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Mollusca · Class: Gastropoda · Order: Trochida · Family: Trochidae · Genus: Agagus.
Accepted name: Agagus agagus · Authority: Jousseaume, 1894 · Taxonomic status: accepted · AphiaID: 216290.
Synonyms and superseded combinations recorded for this taxon: Gibbula (Enida) perspectiva G. B. Sowerby III, 1900; Gibbula (Enida) townsendi G. B. Sowerby III, 1895; Gibbula perspectiva G. B. Sowerby III, 1900; Gibbula townsendi G. B. Sowerby III, 1895.
Source: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216290 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Biology and life history (SeaLifeBase)
Measured values published by SeaLifeBase for Agagus agagus. Only fields the database actually holds for this species are shown; these are database values, not aquarium guidance.
Habitat zone: benthic · Aquarium trade: never/rarely.
Source: SeaLifeBase species summary (SpecCode 174110) — https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Agagus-agagus.html (CC BY-NC 3.0 — non-commercial use only). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Distribution and occurrence records (GBIF)
135 georeferenced occurrence records for Agagus agagus are published through GBIF from 4 countries or marine areas. The map above plots 19 distinct locations from a sample of 135 records, omitting 2 inland records that carry an institution's coordinates rather than a collection site; it shows where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Most records by country or area: South Africa (129); Mozambique (4); Egypt (1); Israel (1).
Marine regions with a valid WoRMS distribution record: South African part of the Indian Ocean; Gulf of Tadjoura; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Masirah Island.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 4358049) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=4358049&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216290 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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