Yellow volute
Cymbiola flavicans
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Cymbiola flavicans, common name the yellow volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cymbiola flavicans”, 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: 8 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Yellow volute, yellow volute
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Gelbe Walzenschnecke
Other scientific names: Aulica kellneri, Aulica quaesita, Cymbiola (Cymbiola) flavicans, Voluta (Cymbiola) kirki, Voluta flavicans, Voluta lugubris, Voluta modesta, Voluta signifer, Voluta tissotiana, Voluta volvacea
Similar species
Magnificent voluteCymbiola magnifica
Noble voluteCymbiola nobilis
Snowy voluteCymbiola nivosa
Bat voluteCymbiola vespertilio
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).
- 124 open-data records from 1903 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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