
Mitrella tayloriana
- Usual depth0–16 m
- Water temperature14–24 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 30 records
- February: 40 records
- March: 32 records
- April: 36 records
- May: 45 records
- June: 42 records
- July: 53 records
- August: 45 records
- September: 35 records
- October: 50 records
- November: 39 records
- December: 22 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–16 m · Deepest record: 16 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–24 °C
Photos

(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Sofia Zvolanek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Sofia Zvolanek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Columbella albomaculata, Columbella tayloriana, Columbella yorkensis
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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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 232 open-data records from 1895 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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