Blasicrura pallidula Little Pallid Cowry

Blasicrura pallidula is commonly referred to as Little Pallid Cowry. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

18009 

AphiaID:

708938 

Scientific:

Blasicrura pallidula 

German:

Blasse Kauri 

English:

Little Pallid Cowry 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Blasicrura (Genus) > pallidula (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gaskoin, ), 1849 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Philippines, Samoa, Wallis and Futuna 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1,1cm - 3,2cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Predatory, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Blasicrura interrupta
• 
  Blasicrura pallidula
  Blasse Kauri
• Blasicrura summersi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-01 12:49:41 

Last edit:

2026-01-01 13:07:43 

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