Blasicrura pallidula
- Usual depth1–17 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Blasicrura pallidula, common name the little pallid cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–17 m · Deepest record: 22.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Bistolida (Blasicrura) pallidula, Blasicrura (Blasicrura) pallidula, Cypraea pallidula
Similar species
Kiener's CowryBistolida kieneri
Sieve cowrieCribrarula cribraria
Tiger cowrieCypraea tigris
- Thick-edged cowry
Erronea caurica
- Mistaken cowrie
Erronea errones
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).
- 271 open-data records from 1941 to 2022.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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