Cymbiola thatcheri

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth15–258 m
Water temperature15–26 °C
Best monthsJune and September
How commonRare

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About this species

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

Text from the Wikipedia article “Cymbiola thatcheri”, 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: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 2 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 2 records
October: 1 records
November: 0 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 15–258 m · Deepest record: 298.5 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–26 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 24 records
26–28 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) thatcheri, Cymbiola (Magnavictoria) thatcheri, Cymbiolacca thatcheri, Voluta brazieri, Voluta thatcheri

Similar species

Magnificent volute
Cymbiola magnifica
Noble volute
Cymbiola nobilis
Cymbiola complexa
Snowy volute
Cymbiola nivosa
Cymbiola pulchra
Bat volute
Cymbiola 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).
28 open-data records from 1975 to 2005.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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