
Engina menkeana
- Usual depth40–80 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 40–80 m · Deepest record: 80 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) mister_bumble, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ゴマフホラダマシ, ナガゴマフホラダマシ
- Korean
- 구슬띠물레고둥
Other scientific names: Cantharus (Pollia) menkeanus, Enzinopsis menkeana, Tritonidea submenkeana
Similar species
Bumble bee snailEngina mendicaria

Lined Little Dove ShellEngina lineata

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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 26 open-data records from 1955 to 2010.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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