Canarium urceus

About this species

Canarium urceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 25 records
February: 22 records
March: 22 records
April: 12 records
May: 13 records
June: 28 records
July: 22 records
August: 18 records
September: 20 records
October: 18 records
November: 9 records
December: 19 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 32 m

0–10 m: 11 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C

14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 16 records
26–28 °C: 43 records
28–30 °C: 146 records

Photos

(c) CK2AZ, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Karim Haddad, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Franz Anthony, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: オハグロガイ

Other scientific names: Canarium (Canarium) urceus, Canarium ustulatum, Strombus (Canarium) urceus, Strombus urceus, Strombus ustulatus

Similar species

Labiate Stromb
Canarium labiatum
Canarium erythrinum
Red Mouthed Stromb
Conomurex luhuanus
Gibbose Stromb
Gibberulus gibberulus
Gibberulus gibbosus
Chiragra spider conch
Harpago chiragra

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).
351 open-data records from 1758 to 2011.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.