Maculastrombus mutabilis
- Usual depth1–26 m
- Water temperature16–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Maculastrombus mutabilis, commonly known as the variable stromb, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Maculastrombus mutabilis”, 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: 57 records
- February: 89 records
- March: 39 records
- April: 39 records
- May: 29 records
- June: 48 records
- July: 55 records
- August: 174 records
- September: 35 records
- October: 48 records
- November: 40 records
- December: 53 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–26 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Canarium (Conundrum) mutabile, Canarium mutabile, Strombus (Canarium) floridus, Strombus (Canarium) mutabilis, Strombus epimellus, Strombus floridus, Strombus flosculosus, Strombus mutabilis
Similar species
Labiate StrombCanarium labiatum
Red Mouthed StrombConomurex luhuanus
- Gibbose Stromb
Gibberulus gibberulus
- Chiragra spider conch
Harpago chiragra
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.
- 1,299 open-data records from 1821 to 2024.
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