Coxen's cowrie
Eclogavena coxeni
- Usual depth2–13 m
- Water temperature29–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
About this species
Eclogavena coxeni, common name Cox's cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Eclogavena coxeni”, 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: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–13 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Coxen's cowrie
Other scientific names: Blasicrura coxeni, Cypraea coxeni
Similar species
four-spotted cowrieEclogavena quadrimaculata
Kiener's CowryBistolida kieneri
Sieve cowrieCribrarula cribraria
Tiger cowrieCypraea tigris
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).
- 32 open-data records from 1948 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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