Oliveragemmula congener
- Usual depth128–411 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Oliveragemmula congener, common name Melvill's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Oliveragemmula congener”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 128–411 m · Deepest record: 411.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Gemmula congener, Pleurotoma (Gemmula) congener, Pleurotoma congener
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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.
- 34 open-data records from 1897 to 2005.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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