| Common Name | Porter's cowrie |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Philippines |
| Locality | Mactan, Cebu (Ref. 89179). |
| Ref. | Floren, A.S., 2003 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | person (eponym) |
| 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. |