Cominella quoyana

About this species

Cominella quoyana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 36 records
February: 19 records
March: 8 records
April: 9 records
May: 9 records
June: 7 records
July: 13 records
August: 13 records
September: 26 records
October: 14 records
November: 7 records
December: 10 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–18 m · Deepest record: 45 m

0–10 m: 14 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 40 records
18–20 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Buccinum luridum, Cominella (Cominula) kempi, Cominella (Cominula) quoyana, Cominella (Josepha) quoyana, Cominella huttoni

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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).
484 open-data records from 1900 to 2019.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.