Noble volute

Cymbiola nobilis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–27 m
Water temperature11–30 °C
Best monthsJune, July, and December
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Cymbiola nobilis, the noble volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Cymbiola nobilis”, 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: 40 records
February: 30 records
March: 27 records
April: 32 records
May: 51 records
June: 96 records
July: 118 records
August: 60 records
September: 26 records
October: 49 records
November: 49 records
December: 72 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–27 m · Deepest record: 27.4 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–30 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 13 records

Photos

(c) Eric Seigne, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Andre Hosper, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Philipp Pavelka, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) pbsg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Noble volute, noble volute

Names in 1 more languages

German: Edle Walzenschnecke

Other scientific names: Aulica scapha, Cymbiola (Cymbiola) nobilis, Voluta (Aulica) scapha, Voluta fasciata, Voluta nobilis, Voluta scapha

Similar species

Magnificent volute
Cymbiola magnifica
Cymbiola complexa
Snowy volute
Cymbiola nivosa
Cymbiola pulchra
Bat volute
Cymbiola 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).
95 open-data records from 1960 to 2020.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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