Evidence found
255 records across 36 countries and territories, 1897–2025.
Lyncina carneola · GBIF taxon key 4608090
Where has the purple-mouthed cowry been recorded?
Lyncina carneola occurrence evidence comes from 255 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1897 to 2025. Most records come from Australia.
- 255 records
- 36 places
- 49 years recorded
- Gastropoda class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.
11 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated 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: April. 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
18972025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where purple-mouthed cowry has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for purple-mouthed cowry. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 44 | |
| Philippines | 40 | |
| Indonesia | 20 | |
| Japan | 16 | |
| French Polynesia | 15 | |
| Fiji | 10 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | |
| Egypt | 7 | |
| Kenya | 7 | |
| Marshall Islands | 7 | |
| Seychelles | 7 | |
| Tonga | 6 | |
| Tuvalu | 6 | |
| Vanuatu | 6 | |
| Micronesia | 5 | |
| Tanzania | 5 | |
| Madagascar | 4 | |
| Mauritius | 4 | |
| Thailand | 4 | |
| Kiribati | 3 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | |
| South Africa | 3 | |
| Cook Islands | 2 | |
| Guam | 2 | |
| Mozambique | 2 | |
| Singapore | 2 | |
| Taiwan | 2 | |
| United States | 2 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | |
| Maldives | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | |
| Oman | 1 | |
| Réunion | 1 | |
| Yemen | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.