Granata lyrata

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth12 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and June
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Granata lyrata, common name the elegant stomatella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusC in the family Chilodontaidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Granata lyrata”, 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: 8 records
February: 2 records
March: 11 records
April: 24 records
May: 25 records
June: 30 records
July: 4 records
August: 4 records
September: 1 records
October: 7 records
November: 0 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 12 m · Deepest record: 12 m

10–20 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 99 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

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Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: アシヤガイ
Korean: 검은점갈비고둥

Other scientific names: Stomatella lyrata

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
218 open-data records from 1961 to 2020.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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