Triple-banded Teardrop Cowrie
Lachryma lachryma
- Water temperature15–28 °C
- Best monthsJune, September, and October
- How commonRare
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: 26 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 26 records
- May: 23 records
- June: 27 records
- July: 25 records
- August: 22 records
- September: 29 records
- October: 35 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 19 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–28 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Triple-banded Teardrop Cowrie
Other scientific names: Erato denticulata, Erato lachryma, Proterato denticulata, Proterato lachryma
Similar species
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).
- 231 open-data records from 1875 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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