Caribbean Melampus

Melampus monile

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth20 m
Water temperature23–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, March, and August
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 9 records
February: 4 records
March: 6 records
April: 5 records
May: 5 records
June: 4 records
July: 2 records
August: 8 records
September: 0 records
October: 3 records
November: 3 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 20 m · Deepest record: 20 m

20–30 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 13 records
26–28 °C: 41 records
28–30 °C: 29 records

Names and classification

English: Caribbean Melampus

Other scientific names: Auricula coronulus, Bulimus monile, Melampus (Detracia) monile, Melampus coronatus, Melampus coronulus, Melampus monilis

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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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
101 open-data records from 1899 to 1992.
Species data updated October 30, 2026.

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