Galeropsis monodonta

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–17 m
Water temperature19–30 °C
Best monthsFebruary and September
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 19 records
February: 98 records
March: 19 records
April: 8 records
May: 8 records
June: 16 records
July: 19 records
August: 23 records
September: 101 records
October: 46 records
November: 33 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–17 m · Deepest record: 65 m

0–10 m: 115 records
10–20 m: 183 records
20–30 m: 11 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 6 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 5 records
22–24 °C: 88 records
24–26 °C: 145 records
26–28 °C: 84 records
28–30 °C: 119 records

Photos

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: Caracol Parásito del Coral
Japanese: ヒトハサンゴヤドリ

Other scientific names: Coralliophila madreporara, Coralliophila madreporaria, Coralliophila madreporarum, Coralliophila monodonta, Purpura madreporarum, Purpura monodonta, Quoyula madreporarum, Quoyula monodonta, Rhizochilus madreporarum

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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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
726 open-data records from 1872 to 2023.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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