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Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758
Money cowrie| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Cypraea moneta AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Cypraeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 100989). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-Pacific: East and South Africa to eastern Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Commonly collected in large quantities for shellcraft. Once used as a currency in Pacific and Indian Ocean countries, the shell remains as a divinatory item by some animist tribes in tropical Africa (Ref. 349). Found in shallow subtidal depths (Ref. 349); in reef areas of lagoons (Ref. 97298). Members of the family Cypraeidae are primarily carnivores (Ref. 67623).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 24.2 - 29, mean 28 (based on 1526 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.