Vomer Conch

Euprotomus vomer

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–61 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsMay, September, and November
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Takaaki Hattori，保留部分权利（CC BY）, 由 Takaaki Hattori 上传 · 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: 0 records
April: 4 records
May: 9 records
June: 2 records
July: 3 records
August: 2 records
September: 8 records
October: 6 records
November: 8 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–61 m · Deepest record: 81 m

0–10 m: 8 records
10–20 m: 9 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 13 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 59 records
26–28 °C: 30 records
28–30 °C: 7 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Vomer Conch

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ウラスジマイノソデ

Other scientific names: Alata aratrum, Euprotomus donnellyi, Euprotomus kiwi, Lambis vomer, Strombus (Euprotomus) vomer, Strombus chemnitzii, Strombus hirasei, Strombus novaezelandiae, Strombus pacificus, Strombus pavifrons, Strombus vomer

Similar species

Dark Diana Conch
Euprotomus aratrum
Diana Conch
Euprotomus aurisdianae
bubble conch
Euprotomus bulla
Labiate Stromb
Canarium labiatum
Red Mouthed Stromb
Conomurex luhuanus
Campbell's conch
Doxander campbellii

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).
125 open-data records from 1915 to 2005.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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