walled cowrie
Monetaria obvelata
- Usual depth0–11 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Cricket Raspet, 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: 4 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 27 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–11 m · Deepest record: 10.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Photos
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- walled cowrie
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ビャクレンダカラ
Other scientific names: Cypraea calcarata, Cypraea devians, Cypraea nubilis, Cypraea obvelata, Cypraea pressa, Cypraea tautirana, Monetaria perrieri
Similar species
Ring cowrieMonetaria annulus
Serpent's head cowrieMonetaria caputserpentis
Money cowrieMonetaria moneta
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 133 open-data records from 1810 to 1996.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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