Cronia avellana

About this species

Cronia avellana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 25 records
February: 8 records
March: 15 records
April: 14 records
May: 10 records
June: 16 records
July: 22 records
August: 13 records
September: 19 records
October: 17 records
November: 9 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 22 records
22–24 °C: 28 records
24–26 °C: 23 records
26–28 °C: 33 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) mapefrli, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Buccinum avellana, Cronia (Cronia) avellana

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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).
215 open-data records from 1910 to 1994.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.