| Common Name | Carnelian cowrie |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'cowrie' from Hindi 'kauri' from Sanskrit 'kapardika', dimunitive of 'kapardah', i.e., shell, used in the English language from the 17th century; 'carnelian' from Middle English 'corneline' from Old French 'cornele', i.e., hard red chalcedony used in jewelry. Also Ref. 101110. |