Euthymella elegans
- Usual depth13.1 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13.1 m · Deepest record: 13.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- マダラキリオレ
- Thai
- หอยจิ๋วเวียนซ้ายปุ่มใหญ่
- Simplified Chinese
- 花斑扁粒螺
Other scientific names: Euthymella pannata, Euthymia tibialis, Triforis picturatus, Triphora elegans, Triphora granti, Triphora picturata, Triphora tibialis, Triphoris (Ino) elegans, Triphoris elegans, Triphoris tibialis, Viriola elegans, Viriola kanamarui
Similar species
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).
- 85 open-data records from 1843 to 1997.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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