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Scientific Name: Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Cypraea talpa (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Mole cowrie, Chocolate banded cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Kalo koyre (কালো কড়ি), Patla koyre (পাতলা কড়ি), Mali Koyre (মালি কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is moderately large, light-weight, and almost cylindrical in shape. It has straight lateral margins and slightly produced anterior and posterior extremities, especially at the posterior margin of the outer lip. The dorsum is moderately swollen and does not have a mantle groove. The ventral side is flattish. The aperture is narrow, and the siphonal canal is deep. The teeth are finer and pyriform. Both lips have numerous linear teeth that do not extend far into the aperture. The dorsum is cream to coffee in color, banded with golden-brown shades. The base, margins, and extremities are chocolate-brown to black, often with a translucent glossy bluish-grey hue. The interstices of the teeth are white or cream.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Teknaf and St. Martin’s coral reef
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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