
Crenavolva striatula
- Usual depth50.5 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, July, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Crenavolva striatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Crenavolva striatula”, 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: 5 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 50.5 m · Deepest record: 50.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ハナアヤメケボリ[トガリアヤメケボリ][チシオコボレバケボリ]
Other scientific names: Crenavolva (Crenavolva) striatula, Dentiovula takeoi, Ovula nigerina, Ovulum striatulum
Similar species
Common egg cowrieOvula ovum

Common calpurnusCalpurnus verrucosus
Ridged Egg CowrieDiminovula culmen

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).
- 77 open-data records from 1970 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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