Clanculus brunneus

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Water temperature15–23 °C
Best monthsMay, August, and October
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Clanculus brunneus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Clanculus brunneus”, 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: 11 records
February: 9 records
March: 11 records
April: 10 records
May: 14 records
June: 8 records
July: 5 records
August: 12 records
September: 6 records
October: 14 records
November: 7 records
December: 8 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–23 °C

14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 9 records
18–20 °C: 26 records
20–22 °C: 46 records
22–24 °C: 4 records

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Names and classification

Other scientific names: Clanculus omalomphalus

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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).
118 open-data records from 1900 to 2011.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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