Clypeomorus bifasciata
- Usual depth1–3 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, June, and July
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) harum.koh, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Clypeomorus bifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.SubspeciesClypeomorus bifasciata bifasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855) Clypeomorus bifasciata persica Houbrick, 1985
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 45 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 25 records
- June: 57 records
- July: 52 records
- August: 30 records
- September: 41 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 29 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–3 m · Deepest record: 5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Chanda Miyanda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) 大澤風季 ohsawa_Fuki, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- カヤノミカニモリ
Other scientific names: Cerithium (Pithocerithium) morum, Cerithium bifasciatum, Cerithium concisum, Cerithium gemmulatum, Cerithium hanleyi, Cerithium humile, Cerithium metcalfei, Cerithium morus, Cerithium nigrofasciatum, Cerithium obesulum, Cerithium oceanicum, Cerithium rubrolineatum, Cerithium uranus, Cerithium vittatum, Clypeomorus bifasciatum, Clypeomorus concisus, Clypeomorus humilis, Clypeomorus morus, Clypeomorus penthusarus
Similar species
Necklace CerithClypeomorus batillariaeformis
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).
- 1,071 open-data records from 1822 to 2021.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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