What Animal Lives Where

Where has the panther cowrie been recorded?

Cypraea pantherina occurrence evidence comes from 13 records in 7 countries and territories, from 1943 to 1979. Most records come from Saudi Arabia.

GastropodaLittorinimorphaCypraeidaeCypraea

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

13 records across 7 countries and territories, 1943–1979.

Cypraea pantherina · GBIF taxon key 4360846

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19431979

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where panther cowrie has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for panther cowrie. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Saudi Arabia 6
Eritrea 2
Egypt 1
Ethiopia 1
Indonesia 1
Mexico 1
Solomon Islands 1

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Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.