Monodonta canalifera
- Usual depth2.4 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Monodonta canalifera, common name the canal monodont, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Monodonta canalifera”, 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: 4 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2.4 m · Deepest record: 2.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ハナダタミ
- Korean
- 큰키각시고둥
Other scientific names: Trochus parvus
Similar species
LabioMonodonta labio
Ribbon MonodontaAustrocochlea constricta
Zebra SnailAustrocochlea porcata
Banded Kelp ShellBankivia fasciata
Adelaide Top-shellChlorodiloma adelaidae
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).
- 45 open-data records from 1956 to 1984.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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