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Scientific Name: Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Cypraea annulus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Gold ring cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Sada Koyre (সাদা কড়ি), Jat Koyre (জাত কড়ি)
Photo: Amanda Johnston (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is small, smooth, and oval-shaped. It is heavy and has rounded lateral margin. The ventral side is concave. The aperture is long and narrow, and the siphonal canal is well developed. The teeth extend about one-third of the way across the base. The shell has a pair of long, thread-like cephalic tentacles that bear eyes at their outer bases. The aperture is narrow, but dilated anteriorly and slightly curved posteriorly.The teeth are coarse and short. The dorsum is yellowish-green or blue-green, faintly banded. It is separated from the callus side by a narrow ring of bright yellowish-orange. The base and sides are cream and not spotted. The aperture is white.
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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