Stomatella planulata
- Usual depth2 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Stomatella planulata, common name the flattened stomatella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Stomatella planulata”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒラヒメアワビ
- Korean
- 꼬마고무신고둥
- Simplified Chinese
- 廣口螺
Other scientific names: Gena planulata
Similar species
- Labio
Monodonta labio
- Maculated top shell
Trochus maculatus

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).
- 38 open-data records from 1958 to 2016.
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