Clanculus maxillatus
- Water temperature17–21 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Clanculus maxillatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snail.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Clanculus maxillatus”, 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: 13 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–21 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- チャガスリナツモモ
Other scientific names: Monodonta maxillata, Trochus (Clanculus) anus
Similar species
Keeled clanculusClanculus limbatus
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).
- 79 open-data records from 1943 to 1991.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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