Shrewd Trochid
Monilea callifera
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Monilea callifera, commonly known as the shrewd trochid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Monilea callifera”, 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: 20 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 34 records
- July: 38 records
- August: 18 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Shrewd Trochid
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- コモンヘソワゴマ
- Simplified Chinese
- 美臍鐘螺
Other scientific names: Monilea rigata, Trochus (Phorcus) rigatus, Trochus calliferus, Trochus callosus, Trochus rigata, Trochus rigatus
Similar species
- Labio
Monodonta labio
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).
- 380 open-data records from 1822 to 2014.
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