Beck's cowrie
Naria beckii
- Usual depth16–462 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Naria beckii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Naria beckii”, 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: 0 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 16–462 m · Deepest record: 606 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Beck's cowrie
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ジュズダマダカラ
Other scientific names: Cypraea (Erosaria) beckii, Cypraea beckii, Erosaria beckii
Similar species
- Eroded Cowrie
Naria erosa
- Honey Cowry
Naria helvola
- lined-lip cowrie
Naria labrolineata
- Cowrie
Naria poraria
- Boivin's cowrie
Naria boivinii
- Ivory Cowry
Naria eburnea
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).
- 179 open-data records from 1955 to 2026.
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