Oliveragemmula kieneri

Molluscs

Usual depth57–150 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsJune
How commonRare

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About this species

Gemmula kieneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Oliveragemmula kieneri”, 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: 1 records
June: 56 records
July: 14 records
August: 3 records
September: 3 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 57–150 m · Deepest record: 346 m

30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 6 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 4 records
80–90 m: 6 records
90–100 m: 6 records
100–110 m: 16 records
110–120 m: 4 records
120–130 m: 2 records
130–140 m: 1 records
140+ m: 8 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

22–24 °C: 43 records
24–26 °C: 34 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 17 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Gemmula (Gemmula) kieneri, Gemmula kieneri, Pleurotoma kieneri

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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.
103 open-data records from 1909 to 2024.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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