Cominella maculosa

About this species

Cominella maculosa, common name the spotted whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae, the true whelks.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 75 records
February: 50 records
March: 33 records
April: 114 records
May: 55 records
June: 50 records
July: 39 records
August: 31 records
September: 57 records
October: 64 records
November: 63 records
December: 70 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–4 m · Deepest record: 36 m

0–10 m: 50 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 13 records
14–16 °C: 16 records
16–18 °C: 33 records

Photos

(c) Jenny Saito, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jenny Saito · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Wills · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jenny Saito, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) boytouchgrass, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jenny Saito, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nathan Odgers, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Buccinum maculosum, Buccinum testudineum, Cominella (Cominella) maculosa, Cominella testudinea, Harpa antiqua

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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).
633 open-data records from 1900 to 2017.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.