Keeled clanculus

About this species

Clanculus limbatus, common name the keeled clanculus, 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: 94 records
February: 51 records
March: 67 records
April: 43 records
May: 30 records
June: 28 records
July: 24 records
August: 32 records
September: 45 records
October: 55 records
November: 46 records
December: 41 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 41 m

0–10 m: 151 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–23 °C

12–14 °C: 71 records
14–16 °C: 316 records
16–18 °C: 41 records
18–20 °C: 34 records
20–22 °C: 18 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Keeled clanculus

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: オオカスリナツモモ

Other scientific names: Clanculus maculosus, Clanculus variegatus, Trochus (Clanculus) morum, Trochus limbatus

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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).
659 open-data records from 1903 to 2017.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.