Clanculus flagellatus

About this species

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

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 32 records
February: 21 records
March: 37 records
April: 15 records
May: 11 records
June: 7 records
July: 5 records
August: 8 records
September: 17 records
October: 13 records
November: 17 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m

0–10 m: 36 records
10–20 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–21 °C

12–14 °C: 7 records
14–16 °C: 147 records
16–18 °C: 20 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tim · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tim · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Peter Crowcroft · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Trochus (Clanculus) flagellatus

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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).
273 open-data records from 1907 to 2014.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.