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Scientific Name: Pustularia cicercula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Cypraea cicercula (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Chick-pea cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Kata koyre (কাঁটা কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is small and ovate, with a similar pustulate surface on the dorsum but without callus. There is a groove on the spire blotch that contains a small dark spot. The base does not have any spots. The aperture is long and narrow, with well-developed posterior and anterior canals that are expanded at both ends. The outer and inner lips have long and clear teeth. The dorsal surface of the body is white-creamy, sometimes dark cream.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia and St. Martin’s Island
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 and Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp
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