Austrocypraea reevei - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Austrocypraea reevei (J. E. Gray, 1832)

Synonym: Cypraea reevei (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Reeves cowrie

Local/Bangla Name: Kori (কড়ি)

Photo: Joop Trausel, Frans Slieker (GBIF)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Order: Littorinimorpha

Family: Cypraeidae

Description:

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Kutubdia, Maheskhali and Sonadia Island

Environment:

Marine

References:

Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR, Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp

Slieker F J A, van der Es H, Andeweg R, Langeveld B W, Schnörr S (2025). Natural History Museum Rotterdam - Specimens. Version 1.46. Natural History Museum Rotterdam. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/kwqaay accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-10. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2570123139

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