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Scientific Name: Lyncina ventriculus (Lamarck, 1810)
Synonym: Cypraea ventriculus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Tummy cowrie, ventriculate cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Kalo koyre (কালো কড়ি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is medium in size, flattened, solid, and heavy with large lateral calluses.The ventral side (bottom) is flat to concave with relatively strong and developed teeth around the opening. The dorsum (upper surface) is banded with rich red-brown color fading to grey-brown at the margin and then to white at the lips. An uneven cream-tan band runs axially across the dorsum.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, St. Martin’s Island and the Teknaf region
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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