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Scientific Name: Purpuradusta minoridens (Melvill, 1901)

Synonym: Cypraea minoridens (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Small-toothed cowry
Local/Bangla Name: Kori (কড়ি)
Small-toothed cowry - Kori (কড়ি) - Purpuradusta minoridens - Type: Sea_snails

Photo: Adrian Gale (GBIF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Kutubdia, Maheskhali and Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine
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

GBIF.org (11 August 2023) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.ayrfs2

iNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-05-17. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/5104337860

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