Lunella smaragdus

About this species

Lunella smaragda, common name the cat's eye snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 228 records
February: 158 records
March: 150 records
April: 352 records
May: 195 records
June: 124 records
July: 124 records
August: 113 records
September: 173 records
October: 165 records
November: 141 records
December: 188 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–13 m · Deepest record: 31 m

0–10 m: 68 records
10–20 m: 9 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C

10–12 °C: 3 records
12–14 °C: 4 records
14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 38 records

Photos

(c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Lunella smaragda, Turbo (Lunella) radina, Turbo (Turbo) smaragdus, Turbo radina, Turbo smaragdus, Turbo tricostatus

Similar species

Lunella undulata
Moon Turban
Lunella cinerea
Lunella correensis
Lunella torquata
Crowned Turban Shell
Lunella coronata
granulated moon turban
Lunella granulata

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).
1,190 open-data records from 1923 to 2021.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.