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Scientific Name: Trona stercoraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Cypraea nebulosa (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Droppings cowry
Labcode: M1706SM-28
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
Shell smooth, shiny, medium, convolute, cylindrical and elongated with poorly developed callus on the margins. Base is convex and the teeth of the aperture are well developed. Dorsal side cream to light fawn with shades of greyish-brown, brown line interrupted by gapes or reticulations. Ventral side is creamy reddish brown with small dark blotch on the spire; teeth reddish brown, white into aperture of columella inside.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Kutubdia, Maheskhali and Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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