Scientific Name: Luria cinerea (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonym: Cypraea cinerea (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Gray cowry
Local/Bangla Name: Kori (কড়ি)
Gray cowry - Kori (কড়ি) - Luria cinerea - Type: Sea_snails

Photo: vrebizant (GBIF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is medium-sized, elongated, and oval-shaped. It is solid, less swollen, smoother, and glossier than other shells of the same species. The aperture (opening) is narrow and straighter, and the teeth are much finer. In the middle of the columella (the inner lip of the aperture), the teeth extend about one-third of the way across the base. The body color is light brown and lacks the red tinge at the ends. The teeth are red-brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Kutubdia, Maheskhali and Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine
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