Erronea subviridis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth10–57 m
Water temperature15–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, September, and October
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 29 records
February: 36 records
March: 61 records
April: 53 records
May: 54 records
June: 46 records
July: 49 records
August: 58 records
September: 64 records
October: 82 records
November: 43 records
December: 15 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–57 m · Deepest record: 75.5 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 11 records
20–30 m: 7 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 4 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 12 records
22–24 °C: 89 records
24–26 °C: 93 records
26–28 °C: 93 records
28–30 °C: 95 records

Photos

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Cypraea subviridis, Erronea (Adusta) subviridis, Solvadusta subviridis

Similar species

Thick-edged cowry
Erronea caurica
Erronea cylindrica
Mistaken cowrie
Erronea errones
Yellow-toothed Cowrie
Erronea xanthodon
Erronea onyx
Egg cowrie
Erronea ovum

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
648 open-data records from 1895 to 2014.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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