
Cerithium atromarginatum
- Usual depth0–12 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) aross0805, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Cerithium atromarginatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cerithium atromarginatum”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 17 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 17 records
- April: 49 records
- May: 19 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–12 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- コンシボリツノブエ
Other scientific names: Cerithium (Conocerithium) atromarginatum, Cerithium (Thericium) atromarginatum, Cerithium maculosum, Cerithium nassoides
Similar species
Prickly Horn SnailCerithium echinatum
Pillar CreeperCerithium columna
Coral CerithCerithium coralium

Nadelschnecke giant knobbed cerithCerithium nodulosum

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).
- 240 open-data records from 1907 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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