Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00154

Isabella cowry

Luria isabella

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About Isabella cowry

NOAA-hosted HCRI reef survey table marks Cypraea isabella at a Kauai station; 2018 and 2025 research-grade alive observations corroborate persistence.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 216862 was inspected: source name Luria isabella; status accepted; accepted name Luria isabella.

The HCRI record is from a shallow reef rapid-assessment station; the species is marine in WoRMS.

Primary Kauai reef survey and the accepted synonym bridge close historical occurrence, but no qualifying post-2016 authoritative evidence closes CURRENT.

Names and classification

Scientific name: Luria isabella
Common names: Isabella cowry
Other names: Luria isabella · Cypraea isabella
Record type: species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence: Historical: qualifying authoritative Kauai reef-survey evidence is pre-2016; later community observations are corroborative only.
Origin: Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status: Not assessed
Evidence limits: Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats: Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description: Luria isabella is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Primary Kauai reef survey and the accepted synonym bridge close historical occurrence, but no qualifying post-2016 authoritative evidence closes CURRENT.

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