Hammond’s Cowrie
Purpuradusta hammondae
- Usual depth352.5 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 352.5 m · Deepest record: 352.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Hammond’s Cowrie, Hammond’s Cowry
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ハモンドダカラ
Other scientific names: Cupinota hammondae, Cypraea hammondae
Similar species
- Fimbriate Cowrie
Purpuradusta fimbriata
- Graceful cowrie
Purpuradusta gracilis
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).
- 100 open-data records from 1960 to 2011.
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