Maoricrypta sodalis

About this species

Maoricrypta sodalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 12 records
February: 10 records
March: 4 records
April: 6 records
May: 7 records
June: 5 records
July: 4 records
August: 6 records
September: 8 records
October: 8 records
November: 2 records
December: 8 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 16–382 m · Deepest record: 382 m

10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–18 °C

10–12 °C: 4 records
12–14 °C: 5 records
14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 10 records

Photos

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lisa Bennett · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Similar species

Maoricrypta costata
Slipper Limpet
Maoricrypta immersa
Maoricrypta monoxyla
Spiny Slipper Shell
Bostrycapulus aculeatus
Onyx slippersnail
Crepidula onyx
Bostrycapulus gravispinosus

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).
269 open-data records from 1963 to 2013.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.