Father Englert's cowrie
NameFather Englert's cowrie
Scientific NameErosaria englerti
Common NameFather Englert's cowrie
FamilyCypraeidae
GenusErosaria
Speciesenglerti
Geographic DistributionEndemic to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Sala y Gómez Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Habitatsubtidal
Average Size (mm)15-35
Identifying FeaturesDistinctive reddish-brown background with prominent white spots, ovate and humped shape, and a characteristic dorsal pale line. Its restricted geographic distribution is also a key identifier.
Rarityrare
Author CitationSummers & Burgess, 1965
Description
Father Englert's Cowrie (*Erosaria englerti*) is a small to medium-sized marine gastropod mollusk, endemic to the remote Easter Island and Sala y Gómez Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Its shell is ovate, humped, and highly glossy, featuring a distinctive reddish-brown to orange-brown background adorned with numerous, prominent white spots of varying sizes. A paler longitudinal line often runs dorsally. It inhabits rocky subtidal environments.
