Diminovula nielseni
- Water temperature21–26 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
- How commonRare
About this species
Diminovula nielseni is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–26 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Pseudosimnia (Diminovula) nielseni
Similar species
Ridged Egg CowrieDiminovula culmen
Common egg cowrieOvula ovum
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).
- 20 open-data records from 1988 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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