Clanculus undatus

About this species

Clanculus undatus, common name the wavy Australian monodont, 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: 40 records
February: 24 records
March: 39 records
April: 21 records
May: 21 records
June: 8 records
July: 20 records
August: 15 records
September: 18 records
October: 20 records
November: 17 records
December: 17 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 10 m

0–10 m: 71 records
10–20 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–24 °C

12–14 °C: 15 records
14–16 °C: 167 records
16–18 °C: 11 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Rod Lowther, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rod Lowther · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Rod Lowther, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: マムシナツモモ

Other scientific names: Macroclanculus occiduus, Macroclanculus undatus, Monodonta undata, Trochus smithi

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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).
306 open-data records from 1880 to 2023.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.