Gibbose Stromb
Gibberulus gibberulus
- Usual depth1–14 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gibberulus gibberulus, common name the humpbacked conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gibberulus gibberulus”, 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: 36 records
- February: 40 records
- March: 27 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 22 records
- July: 41 records
- August: 48 records
- September: 46 records
- October: 26 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 28 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–14 m · Deepest record: 62 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Gibbose Stromb, Humpbacked conch, Humped Conch
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ネジマガキ
- Simplified Chinese
- 駝背鳳凰螺
Other scientific names: Strombus (Gibberulus) gibberulus, Strombus gibberulus, Strombus labiatus
Similar species
Labiate StrombCanarium labiatum
Red Mouthed StrombConomurex luhuanus
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).
- 739 open-data records from 1758 to 2024.
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