Naria poraria Porous Cowrie, Purple-based Cowry

Naria poraria is commonly referred to as Porous Cowrie, Purple-based Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17711 

AphiaID:

1075025 

Scientific:

Naria poraria 

German:

Porige Kauri, Porenkauri 

English:

Porous Cowrie, Purple-based Cowry 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Naria (Genus) > poraria (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Aldabra Group, Australia, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kenya, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritania, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Philippines, Réunion , South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

3 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

associated with with coral skeletons, Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,0cm - 2,9cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Naria irrorata
• 
  Naria ostergaardi
  Ostergaards Kauri

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Naria acicularis
  Atlantische Gelbkauri, Gelbe Kaurischnecke,
• 
  Naria boivinii
  Boivins Kauri
• 
  Naria helvola
  Honig-Kaurischnecke, Honigkauri
• 
  Naria labrolineata
  Saumlippen Kauri
• 
  Naria miliaris
  Militär-Kaurie
• 
  Naria nebrites
  Schneeflocken-Kaurie
• 
  Naria poraria
  Porige Kauri, Porenkauri
• 
  Naria spurca
  Flecken-Kauri, Variable Kauri
• 
  Naria turdus
  Drosselkauri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-08 15:00:06 

Last edit:

2025-09-08 15:18:11 

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