Pear-shaped coralsnail
Coralliophila radula
- Usual depth15–55 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, July, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Coralliophila radula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Coralliophila radula”, 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: 1 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15–55 m · Deepest record: 56 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pear-shaped coralsnail, pear-shaped coralsnail
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Birnenförmiger Korallengast
- Japanese
- トヨツガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 梨形珊瑚螺
Other scientific names: Coralliophila pyriformis, Rhizochilus (Coralliophila) radula, Rhizochilus radula
Similar species
Purple coral snailCoralliophila violacea
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).
- 311 open-data records from 1967 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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