Clivipollia pulchra
- Usual depth8–30 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
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About this species
Clivipollia pulchra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Prodotiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Clivipollia pulchra”, 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: 9 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–30 m · Deepest record: 238.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- クチベニホラダマシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 可愛峨螺
Other scientific names: Clivipollia imperita, Engina papuensis, Peristernia elegans, Ricinula pulchra, Turbinella elegans
Similar species
- Fleshy Peristernia
Clivipollia incarnata
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).
- 145 open-data records from 1929 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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