Erronea subviridis Green-tinted Cowrie,Greenish Cowrie, Dorsal-Blotch Cowry

Erronea subviridis is commonly referred to as Green-tinted Cowrie,Greenish Cowrie, Dorsal-Blotch 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.

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lexID:

18078 

AphiaID:

708700 

Scientific:

Erronea subviridis 

German:

Grünliche Kauri 

English:

Green-tinted Cowrie,Greenish Cowrie, Dorsal-Blotch Cowry 

Category:

Snäckor med skal 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Erronea (Genus) > subviridis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Reeve, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Queensland (Australia) 

Sea depth:

0 - 43 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 1.57" (1,4cm - 4,4cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Erronea adusta
• Erronea angioyorum
• 
  Erronea caurica
  Kaurischnecke
• 
  Erronea cylindrica
  Zylinder Kauri
• 
  Erronea errones
  Wandernde-Kauri
• Erronea fernandoi
• Erronea nymphae
• 
  Erronea onyx
  Onyx-Kauri
• Erronea ovum
• Erronea pallida
• Erronea pyriformis
• Erronea rabaulensis
• 
  Erronea subviridis
  Grünliche Kauri
• Erronea vredenburgi
• Erronea xanthodon
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Erronea melanesiae
  Melanesische Kauri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-22 19:36:00 

Last edit:

2026-01-22 19:55:30 

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