four-spotted cowrie
Eclogavena quadrimaculata
- Usual depth1–32 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) smathichong, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Eclogavena quadrimaculata, the four-spotted cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Eclogavena quadrimaculata”, 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: 7 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 20 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–32 m · Deepest record: 32 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) Rod Lowther, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- four-spotted cowrie
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヨツメダカラ
Other scientific names: Blasicrura (Blasicrura) quadrimaculata, Blasicrura quadrimaculata, Cypraea quadrimaculata
Similar species
Kiener's CowryBistolida kieneri
Sieve cowrieCribrarula cribraria
Tiger cowrieCypraea tigris
- Thick-edged cowry
Erronea caurica
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).
- 287 open-data records from 1913 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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