Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Variable stromb
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Variable stromb

Maculastrombus mutabilis

Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1819191, checked 2026-10-31). Recorded in Maldives sources as Canarium mutabile.

English
Variable stromb
Scientific
Maculastrombus mutabilis
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Sea snails
Family
Strombidae (conchs)
IUCN status
NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)

Description

A small conch with a thick, knobby shell mottled in brown and white, and a pink to orange opening. It is common on shallow reef flats and seagrass.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=30); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=17, 7 observers).

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.