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Scientific Name: Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
Synonym: Cypraea pardalis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Tiger cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Baga koyre (বাগা কড়ি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
Large, heavy, and extremely solid shell with an irregular, ovate to pear-shaped contour. Inflated dorsum with a straight, unbranched mantle groove. In general, there are no rounded lateral borders created. Broad base, large aperture, deep siphonal canal, and longitudinal lip furrow. The dorsum of the shell is often cream-white with purple-blue dots, but can occasionally be black. White in the aperture, with a faint, inconspicuous dark brown splotch on the columella.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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