Blood-red volute
Cymbiola rutila
- Usual depth6 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
About this species
Cymbiola rutila, the blood-red volute, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6 m · Deepest record: 6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blood-red volute, blood-red volute
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Blutrote Walzenschnecke
Other scientific names: Cymbiola (Cymbiola) rutila, Voluta macgillivrayi, Voluta norrisii, Voluta piperita, Voluta rückeri, Voluta rueckeri, Voluta rutila
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).
- 139 open-data records from 1907 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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