Necklace Cerith
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and September
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Takaaki Hattori · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis, common name : the necklace or channeled cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Clypeomorus batillariaeformis”, 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: 28 records
- February: 30 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 49 records
- July: 61 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 44 records
- October: 31 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 28 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 2.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ashwit Shetty, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ashwit Shetty, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Necklace Cerith
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ウミニナカニモリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 海蜷蟹守螺
Other scientific names: Cerithium baccatum, Cerithium moniliferum, Cerithium obscurum, Cerithium wainingoli, Clypeomorus moniliferus
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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).
- 585 open-data records from 1841 to 2024.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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