Where does the Reticulate Cowrie-Helmet live?
Cypraecassis testiculus has 1,050 records in 56 countries and territories, from 1885 to 2026. Most records come from St Kitts & Nevis.
- 1,050 records
- 56 places
- 105 years recorded
- Gastropoda class
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaLittorinimorphaCassidaeCypraecassis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| St Kitts & Nevis | 177 | |
| United States | 166 | |
| Bahamas | 84 | |
| Brazil | 62 | |
| Cuba | 62 | |
| Mexico | 49 | |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | |
| Guadeloupe | 46 | |
| Puerto Rico | 37 | |
| Cabo Verde | 26 | |
| Bonaire | 24 | |
| Jamaica | 22 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 21 | |
| Cayman Islands | 19 | |
| Panama | 16 | |
| Haiti | 15 | |
| Costa Rica | 14 | |
| Honduras | 13 | |
| Belize | 12 | |
| Colombia | 11 | |
| Saint Martin | 10 | |
| Venezuela | 10 | |
| Aruba | 8 | |
| Barbados | 8 | |
| Martinique | 8 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 8 | |
| ZZ | 8 | |
| Senegal | 5 | |
| Togo | 5 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 5 | |
| Curaçao | 4 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 4 | |
| Angola | 3 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 3 | |
| Spain | 3 | |
| Gabon | 3 | |
| French Guiana | 3 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 | |
| Nicaragua | 3 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 56 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.