Cowrie
Naria poraria
- Usual depth4–26 m
- Water temperature4–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Naria poraria, common name the purple-based cowry or porous cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 58 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–26 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 4–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Cowrie, Porous Cowrie, Porous Cowry
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- アヤメダカラ
Other scientific names: Cypraea (Luponia) poraria, Cypraea coeca, Cypraea poraria, Cypraea scarabaeus, Cypraea wilhelmina, Erosaria poraria, Erosaria wilhelmina
Similar species
- Eroded Cowrie
Naria erosa
- Honey Cowry
Naria helvola
- lined-lip cowrie
Naria labrolineata
- Beck's cowrie
Naria beckii
- 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).
- 332 open-data records from 1758 to 2014.
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