Cominella virgata

About this species

Cominella virgata 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: 66 records
February: 41 records
March: 27 records
April: 84 records
May: 62 records
June: 50 records
July: 55 records
August: 41 records
September: 94 records
October: 107 records
November: 73 records
December: 63 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 6 m

0–10 m: 28 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–18 °C

12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 7 records
16–18 °C: 38 records

Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Buccinum (Cominella) laevigatum, Buccinum lineolatum, Cominella (Cominula) virgata, Cominella (Josepha) virgata

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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).
653 open-data records from 1923 to 2017.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.