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Eucithara coronata

  • Molluscs
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Water temperature17–30 °C
  • Best monthsJuly, August, and September
  • How commonRare
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About this species

Eucithara coronata is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Eucithara coronata”, 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: 9 records
  • February: 8 records
  • March: 2 records
  • April: 3 records
  • May: 6 records
  • June: 6 records
  • July: 10 records
  • August: 16 records
  • September: 11 records
  • October: 4 records
  • November: 1 records
  • December: 10 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–30 °C

  • 16–18 °C: 2 records
  • 18–20 °C: 0 records
  • 20–22 °C: 2 records
  • 22–24 °C: 1 records
  • 24–26 °C: 26 records
  • 26–28 °C: 51 records
  • 28–30 °C: 43 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages
Japanese
カザリコトツブ

Other scientific names: Cithara brevis, Cithara eupoecila, Cithara semizonata, Cithara subgibbosa, Cithara subgracilis, Cithara waterhousei, Cythara optabilis, Cythara waterhousei, Eucithara pallida, Eucithara semizonata, Eucithara subgibbosa, Eucithara waterhousei, Mangelia capillacea, Mangelia cithara, Mangelia coronata, Mangelia pallida, Mangelia zonata, Mangilia (Cithara) zonata, Mangilia (Cythara) chionea, Mangilia (Cythara) psalterium, Mangilia pallida

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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).
  • 291 open-data records from 1903 to 2015.
  • Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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