Amalda mucronata

About this species

Amalda mucronata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 11 records
March: 6 records
April: 6 records
May: 8 records
June: 8 records
July: 14 records
August: 12 records
September: 13 records
October: 7 records
November: 10 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 17–201 m · Deepest record: 333 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 19 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–18 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 14 records
16–18 °C: 40 records
18–20 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Amalda (Baryspira) mucronata, Ancillaria mucronata, Baryspira erica, Baryspira gladiolaria, Baryspira mucronata

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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).
513 open-data records from 1904 to 2012.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.