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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.


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Naria erosa,Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2024


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lexID:
18049 
AphiaID:
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
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-13 20:53:57 

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Naria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Naria erosa is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Synonymised names
Cypraea (Luponia) erosa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cypraea flavicula Lamarck, 1810 · unaccepted
Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Naria erosa chlorizans (Melvill, 1888)
Subspecies Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 13.01.2026.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 13.01.2026.

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