Bulla vernicosa

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–15 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsMarch, June, and December
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 36 records
February: 31 records
March: 49 records
April: 35 records
May: 41 records
June: 59 records
July: 38 records
August: 49 records
September: 32 records
October: 31 records
November: 33 records
December: 51 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 300 m

0–10 m: 16 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 91 records
22–24 °C: 80 records
24–26 °C: 77 records
26–28 °C: 136 records
28–30 °C: 107 records

Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: ナツメガイ
Korean: 대추두더지고둥
Simplified Chinese: 棗螺

Other scientific names: Bulla (Quibulla) subtropicalis, Bulla angasi, Bulla conspersa, Bulla ovula, Bulla ovulum, Bulla secunda, Bulla subaustralis, Bulla subtropicalis, Quibulla scotti

Similar species

Ampulle bubble
Bulla ampulla

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
752 open-data records from 1859 to 2026.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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