Cominella lineolata
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature14–23 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andrew Allen · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Cominella lineolata, common name the spotted cominella, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cominella lineolata”, 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: 407 records
- February: 328 records
- March: 301 records
- April: 254 records
- May: 181 records
- June: 145 records
- July: 121 records
- August: 149 records
- September: 258 records
- October: 262 records
- November: 237 records
- December: 329 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 5.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–23 °C
Photos
(c) katunchik, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by katunchik · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Terra Occ, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Terra Occ · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tim · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Buccinulum lineare, Buccinum alveolatum, Buccinum lineare, Buccinum lineolatum, Cominella (Josepha) lineolata
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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).
- 2,023 open-data records from 1900 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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