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Scientific Name: Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonym: Cypraea histrio (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: History cowrie, Stage cowrie, Minstrel cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Kalo koyre (কালো কড়ি), Jat Koyre (জাত কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is large, solid, and strong. It has a thick marginal callus and a polished surface. The aperture is narrow, and the siphonal canal is well developed and expanded. Both lips are covered with moderately strong teeth. The base of the shell is convex .The reticulation on the dorsum is large and clear-cut, with brown lines that are confluent and indistinct. There are large purple-brown spots on the callus and one on the spire (the top of the shell). The base is white or very pale blue-white, and the teeth are red-brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Teknaf sea beach, 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.
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