Verrucose Triton Snail

About this species

Cymatiella verrucosa is a species of predatory sea snail in the family Cymatiidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 79 records
February: 64 records
March: 72 records
April: 39 records
May: 22 records
June: 23 records
July: 17 records
August: 20 records
September: 27 records
October: 27 records
November: 36 records
December: 35 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–6 m · Deepest record: 116 m

0–10 m: 139 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–21 °C

12–14 °C: 70 records
14–16 °C: 386 records
16–18 °C: 48 records
18–20 °C: 12 records
20–22 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tim · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Bee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Verrucose Triton Snail

Other scientific names: Cymatiella peroniana, Triton quoyi, Triton verrucosus

Similar species

Cymatiella eburnea
Cymatiella columnaria
Cymatiella sexcostata
Pustular triton
Argobuccinum pustulosum
Parkinson's Sassia
Austrosassia parkinsonia
Spengler's Triton Snail
Cabestana spengleri

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).
684 open-data records from 1808 to 2015.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.