Indomitrella puella
- Usual depth13–54 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 35 records
- June: 40 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 81 records
- September: 36 records
- October: 26 records
- November: 39 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–54 m · Deepest record: 200 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- イトカケムギガイ
Other scientific names: Columbella iodostoma, Columbella puella, Mitrella puella, Pyrene iodostoma
Similar species
- Dotted Dove Shell
Euplica scripta
- turtle dove shell
Euplica turturina
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 517 open-data records from 1844 to 2011.
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