Specimen Information

Naria turdus
Naria turdus
(Thrush Cowrie)
Mollusks-Gastropods
Exotic

Specimen ID1884153
GroupMollusks-Gastropods
GenusNaria
Speciesturdus
Common NameThrush Cowrie
StateFL
CountyPalm Beach
LocalityLake Worth Inlet, near Phil Foster Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 NameEarman River-Boynton Inlet Frontal
HUC10 Number0309020610
HUC12 NameLake Worth Inlet-Boynton Inlet Frontal
HUC12 Number030902061003
Map
Collection Day24
Collection Month12
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46175
Author:Oleinik, A.E., J.H. Leal, A. DuPont, and N. Uthairat
Date:2023
Title:A prediction held true: first record of the non-indigenous thrush cowrie Naria turdus (Lamarck, 1810) (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) in South Florida
Journal:The Nautilus
Volume:137
Issue:1
Pages:31-34
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
VerifierNuch Uthairat
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Marine
Number Collected1
Year ClassAdult
Size50.8 x 25.4 mm


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/19/2025].

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