Vanikoro cancellata
- Usual depth1–12 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Phyllis Sharp, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Vanikoro cancellata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Vanikoro cancellata”, 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: 13 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–12 m · Deepest record: 12.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Photos
(c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Thai
- หอยเปลือกบางเกลียวลึก
Other scientific names: Narica cancellata, Narica cidaris, Narica petitiana, Narica quoyi, Sigaretus cancellatus, Vanikoro cidaris, Vanikoro petitiana, Velutina cancellata
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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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 222 open-data records from 1822 to 2003.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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