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Scientific Name: Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Cypraea arabica (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Arabian cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Bagha koyre (বাঘা কড়ি)
Labcode: M1804SM-14
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
Shell smooth, shiny, medium, convolute, cylindrical and elongated with poorly developed callus on the margins. Base is convex and the teeth of the aperture are well developed. Color: dorsal side cream to light fawn with shades of greyish-brown, brown line interrupted by gapes or reticulations. Ventral side is creamy reddish brown with small dark blotch on the spire; teeth reddish brown, white into aperture of columella inside.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island, Teknaf and Cox’s Bazar areas in the Bay of Bengal
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.
Other References:
Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR, Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp
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