Common Name | Gold ring cowrie |
Language | English |
Type | FAO |
Official Trade Name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Global |
Locality | |
Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st Modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd Modifier | |
Remarks | 'cowrie' from Hindi 'kauri' from Sanskrit 'kapardika', dimunitive of 'kapardah', i.e., shell, used in the English language from the 17th century (Ref. 349). Name applied to Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758 (Ref. 101110). |