Lyncina carneola

Scientific Name:-

Lyncina carneola

Common Name:-

Orange banded cowry

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated Photo courtesy: marinespecies.org

Description:-

Shell medium sized; solid, ovate; inflated bulbously; aperture narrow; colour light pinkish brown; dorsal side ornamented with four broad darker transverse bands; teeth purple coloured; interstices coloured violet

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Ravinesh and Bijukumar (2013) recorded the presence of this species along Kerala coast

Habitat:-

Inter tidal; rocky bottom

Synonyms:-

Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Cypraea carneola crassa Gmelin, 1791
Cypraea carneola minor Dautzenberg, 1923
Cypraea carneola sowerbyi Anton, 1838

References:-

Ravinesh,R. and Bijukumar,A. 2013.Comparison of intertidal biodiversity associated with natural rocky shore and sea wall: A case study from the Kerala coast, India. Indian journal of geo-marine sciences, 42(2): 223-235

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