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Scientific Name: Erronea pyriformis (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Synonym: Cypraea pyriformis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Pear-shaped cowrie, pyriform cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Nâshi Koyre (নাশি কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
Medium shell; firm, shiny, pyriform, and inflated. Aperture small; inner lips partially covered by outer lip; inner lip teeth larger and more visible than outer lip teeth; siphonal canal deep and posterior canal slightly bent on the right side in ventral view. Grey-white with brown specks and three deeper brown interrupted bands; base cream with long, dark brown teeth on the columella; labial teeth small and creamy.
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.
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