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Scientific Name: Palmadusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Cypraea asellus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Asellus cowrie, Little donkey cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Zebra koyre (জেব্রা কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is small, solid, and has a smooth, glossy surface. The teeth extend almost halfway across the base. The shell is white all over, with three stark, transverse, dark brown or black bands on the dorsum. The edges of the bands are lighter brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia and St. Martin’s 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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