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Scientific Name: Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonym: Cypraea cervus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Atlantic deer cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Jat Koyre (জাত কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is large, solid, smooth, and glossy. It is somewhat inflated and has a convex base.The aperture is somewhat wide, deep, and has an expanded siphonal canal (the tube that leads to the animal’s body). Both lips (the edges of the opening) are covered with teeth, and the anterior portion (the front part) of the lips is wider than the posterior portion. The dorsum (upper surface) and sometimes the columellar side of the base (the side of the base that faces the aperture) are heavily clouded with brown or grey, showing through as profuse, indiscrete spots except for the base itself. The interior of the shell is blue-grey. The teeth are rich dark brown, and the spots on the sides are faintly ocellated (having a small, colored spot in the center)..
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, 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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