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Scientific Name: Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Cypraea staphylaea (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Grape cowrie, Pustulose Cowrie, Groove-backed Cowrie.
Local/Bangla Name: Guti koyre (গুটি কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is small, solid, and either sub-globular or oblong-ovate in shape. It is ornamented with numerous, fine, white, closed, and elevated pustules or granulations. The dorsal sulcus is deep, and the posterior sulcus is short, constricted, and only rarely recurved. The base is convex and fulvous. The main distinguishing feature of this shell is the teeth, which cross the base to both margins. The aperture is narrow and elongate. The dorsum is ashy-blue or greyish-brown, and the extremities are dark orange-brown. The teeth are light brown and bordered with fine reddish-brown lines.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coxs Bazar, Patenga and 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.
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