Strange's Little Top Shell
Eurytrochus strangei
- Water temperature16–26 °C
- Best monthsMay and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Eurytrochus strangei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Eurytrochus strangei”, 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: 25 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 26 records
- May: 37 records
- June: 26 records
- July: 32 records
- August: 24 records
- September: 32 records
- October: 56 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–26 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Strange's Little Top Shell
Other scientific names: Gibbula dacostana, Monodonta (Aradasia) strangei
Similar species
Ribbon MonodontaAustrocochlea constricta
Zebra SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Banded Kelp ShellBankivia fasciata
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).
- 257 open-data records from 1906 to 2006.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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