Snowy volute
Cymbiola nivosa
- Water temperature15–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and October
- How commonRare
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About this species
Cymbiola nivosa, common name the blotched snowflake volute, ' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.SubspeciesCymbiola nivosa nivosa (Lamarck, 1804) Cymbiola nivosa oblita (E. A. Smith, 1909): synonym of Cymbiola oblita (E. A. Smith, 1909)
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- Snowy volute, snowy volute
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Schneeflocken- Walzenschnecke
Other scientific names: Cymbiola (Aulicina) nivosa, Cymbiola (Cymbiola) nivosa, Voluta nivosa, Voluta norrisii
Similar species
Magnificent voluteCymbiola magnifica
Noble voluteCymbiola nobilis
Bat voluteCymbiola vespertilio
- Aulica volute
Cymbiola aulica
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).
- 224 open-data records from 1912 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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