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Scientific Name: Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck, 1810)
Synonym: Cypraea limacina (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Slug like cowrie, Limacina cowrie, File cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Rangathot Koyre (রাঙ্গাঠোট কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is small to medium in size, solid, and ovate, with an almost cylindrical shape. The adult shell has fine nodules on the dorsum, which are more pronounced on the sides. The juvenile shell is smooth on the dorsum. The aperture is thick and long, and both lips are covered with long teeth. The callous labial margin is pitted. The color of the shell is red-brown to black, which soon fades to a fawn-grey. The shell is covered with small white spots, which are absent in the juvenile shell. The base of the shell is white, and the extremities are red-brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Teknaf sea beach 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.
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