Cerithium nesioticum

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–30 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsApril, October, and December
How commonOccasional

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Photo credit: (c) Philippe Bourjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Cerithium nesioticum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Cerithium nesioticum”, 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: 25 records
February: 29 records
March: 32 records
April: 48 records
May: 37 records
June: 26 records
July: 36 records
August: 36 records
September: 28 records
October: 45 records
November: 12 records
December: 49 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–30 m · Deepest record: 48 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 8 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 17 records
22–24 °C: 38 records
24–26 °C: 89 records
26–28 °C: 135 records
28–30 °C: 121 records

Photos

(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Parsa Fard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Parsa Fard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: クリムシカニモリ

Other scientific names: Cerithium (Liocerithium) lacteum, Cerithium (Liocerithium) nesioticum, Cerithium (Semivertagus) lacteum, Cerithium (Semivertagus) nesioticum, Cerithium collacteum, Cerithium lacteum, Cerithium papillosum, Cerithium pusillum, Cerithium spiculum, Cerithium voyi, Lampania lactea

Similar species

Prickly Horn Snail
Cerithium echinatum
Pillar Creeper
Cerithium columna
Coral Cerith
Cerithium coralium
Nadelschnecke giant knobbed cerith
Cerithium nodulosum
Cerithium rostratum
Cerithium zebrum

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).
511 open-data records from 1836 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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