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Scientific Name: Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833)
Synonym: Cypraea eglantina (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Eglantine cowrie, Dog rose cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Kalo koyre (কালো কড়ি), Bagh koyre (বাঘ কড়ি)
Labcode: M1706SM-23, M1706SM-24, M1706SM-25, M1711SM-85
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is smooth, shiny, medium-sized, and elongated. It is convolute and cylindrical. The margins of the shell have poorly developed callus.The base of the shell is convex.The teeth of the aperture are well developed. The dorsal side (upper surface) of the shell is cream to light fawn with shades of greyish-brown. There is a brown line that is interrupted by gaps or reticulations. The ventral side of the shell is creamy reddish brown with a small dark blotch on the spire (the top of the shell). The teeth are reddish brown, and the inside of the aperture of the columella is white
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s and Sonadia Islands
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:
ABR LAB
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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