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Scientific Name: Talostolida teres (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonym: Cypraea teres (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Teres cowrie, Tapering cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: koyre (কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is cylindrical and comes in three forms: one cylindrical and narrow, one cylindrical but more inflated, and one altogether round. The labial margin has a more or less developed callus. The aperture is long, and both lips are covered by blunt teeth. The outer lip is expanded equally from the inner lip. The anterior and posterior canals are deep and minute, and they are expanded from the base. The dorsum is creamy to mushroom with three broad bands of brownish, herringbone markings.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, Sonadia 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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