Porter's cowrie
Raybaudia porteri
- Usual depth143–416 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and August
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 143–416 m · Deepest record: 416 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Porter's cowrie
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- アサヤケダカラ（広義）
Other scientific names: Cypraea (Lyncina) porteri, Cypraea porteri, Lyncina porteri
Similar species
Kiener's CowryBistolida kieneri
Sieve cowrieCribrarula cribraria
Tiger cowrieCypraea tigris
- Thick-edged cowry
Erronea caurica
- Mistaken cowrie
Erronea errones
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).
- 24 open-data records from 1965 to 2000.
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