Where does the money cowrie live?
Monetaria moneta has 4,315 records in 79 countries and territories, from 1877 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 4,315 records
- 79 places
- 121 years recorded
- Gastropoda class
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaLittorinimorphaCypraeidaeMonetaria
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 991 | |
| Netherlands | 239 | |
| French Polynesia | 233 | |
| Indonesia | 231 | |
| Japan | 224 | |
| Philippines | 185 | |
| New Caledonia | 174 | |
| United States | 148 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 122 | |
| Marshall Islands | 116 | |
| Cook Islands | 112 | |
| Taiwan | 104 | |
| Fiji | 103 | |
| Micronesia | 75 | |
| Kiribati | 75 | |
| Tanzania | 64 | |
| Sri Lanka | 60 | |
| Maldives | 60 | |
| Guam | 57 | |
| India | 51 | |
| Palau | 51 | |
| Samoa | 50 | |
| Solomon Islands | 46 | |
| Vanuatu | 45 | |
| American Samoa | 42 | |
| Seychelles | 42 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 42 | |
| Mauritius | 39 | |
| Tuvalu | 36 | |
| Tonga | 33 | |
| Kenya | 32 | |
| Madagascar | 32 | |
| Mozambique | 30 | |
| Cocos Islands | 24 | |
| Malaysia | 23 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 23 | |
| Christmas Island | 18 | |
| Belgium | 17 | |
| China | 17 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 17 |
Showing the top 40 of 79 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Cypraeidae.
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.