Clypeomorus petrosa

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 43 records
February: 25 records
March: 31 records
April: 40 records
May: 45 records
June: 45 records
July: 69 records
August: 59 records
September: 53 records
October: 45 records
November: 15 records
December: 47 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–3 m · Deepest record: 3 m

0–10 m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C

18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 42 records
24–26 °C: 68 records
26–28 °C: 47 records
28–30 °C: 41 records

Photos

(c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matt Muir · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: クワノミカニモリ

Other scientific names: Cerithium petrosum

Similar species

Necklace Cerith
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis
Clypeomorus bifasciata
Clypeomorus irrorata
Clypeomorus brevis
Clypeomorus nympha
Clypeomorus pellucida

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
325 open-data records from 1828 to 2022.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.