Naria erosa Eroded Cowrie, Gnawed Cowie

Naria erosa is commonly referred to as Eroded Cowrie, Gnawed Cowie. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

18049 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Naria erosa 

German:

Erodierte Kauri 

English:

Eroded Cowrie, Gnawed Cowie 

Category:

Ślimaki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Naria (Genus) > erosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Aldabra Group, Comores, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mascarene Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Philippines, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal reefs, Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

1.57" - 2.76" (4,5cm - 7,5cm) 

Temperature:

23,9 °F - 84.2 °F (23,9°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Naria irrorata
• 
  Naria ostergaardi
  Ostergaards Kauri

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Naria acicularis
  Atlantische Gelbkauri, Gelbe Kaurischnecke,
• 
  Naria boivinii
  Boivins Kauri
• 
  Naria cernica
  Cernica Kauri, Separierte Kauri, Poor Knights Kauri
• 
  Naria eburnea
  Elfenbeinkauri
• 
  Naria erosa
  Erodierte Kauri
• 
  Naria helvola
  Honig-Kaurischnecke, Honigkauri
• 
  Naria labrolineata
  Saumlippen Kauri
• 
  Naria miliaris
  Militär-Kaurie
• 
  Naria nebrites
  Schneeflocken-Kaurie
• 
  Naria poraria
  Porige Kauri, Porenkauri
• 
  Naria spurca
  Flecken-Kauri, Variable Kauri
• 
  Naria turdus
  Drosselkauri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-13 12:34:06 

Last edit:

2026-01-13 20:53:57 

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