Clanculus plebejus

About this species

Clanculus plebejus, common name the plebeian 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: 156 records
February: 104 records
March: 123 records
April: 88 records
May: 54 records
June: 43 records
July: 30 records
August: 28 records
September: 65 records
October: 49 records
November: 54 records
December: 62 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 36 m

0–10 m: 194 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

12–14 °C: 77 records
14–16 °C: 424 records
16–18 °C: 59 records
18–20 °C: 33 records
20–22 °C: 14 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by James K. Douch · 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) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Rod Lowther, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Clanculus angeli, Clanculus dominicana, Clanculus nodiliratus, Mesoclanculus plebejus, Trochus (Clanculus) takapunaensis, Trochus plebejus

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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).
980 open-data records from 1864 to 2014.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.