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Scientific Name: Luria pulchra (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Synonym: Cypraea pulchra (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Lamarck’s cowrie, Lovely cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Sundory Koyre (সুন্দরি কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is medium in size, elongated, and oval-shaped. It is solid, not swollen, and smoother and glossier than other shells of the same species. The aperture (opening) is narrow and straight, 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 does not have the red tinge at the ends. The teeth are red-brown.
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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