Mollusks · La Saladita, Guerrero

Little Deer Cowry

Macrocypraea cervinetta

Spanish: Caracol porcelana del Pacífico

Macrocypraea cervinetta, the little deer cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.SubspeciesMacrocypraea cervinetta californica Lorenz, 2017 Macrocypraea cervinetta cervinetta (Kiener, 1844) Most often recorded in Aug, Apr.

TaxonomyGastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cypraeidae

Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records410 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2019 – 2025

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-08-06 — observation by dani1212
2025-08-06 — observation by dani1212
2025-08-06 — observation by dani1212
2019-04-18 — observation by j-stauffer

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Mollusks guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Little Deer Cowry (Macrocypraea cervinetta) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/macrocypraea-cervinetta/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.