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TRADE NAME
Cowry Shell
SYNONYMS
Cowrie, Cyprea moneta
ABOUT
Kapardik implies to the shell of the marine gastropod Cypraea moneta (commonly known as Cowry or Money Cowry). C. moneta shell is small (20 to 40 mm long). It is white to straw-colored, and sometimes has a gold-colored ring around the dorsal area.
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION.
| Taxon: | Cypraea moneta L., 1758. |
| Kingdom: | Animalia. |
| Phylum: | Mollusca. |
| Class: | Gastropoda. |
| Order: | Sorbeoconcha. |
| Family: | Cypraeidae. |
| Genus: | Cyprae. |
| Species: | moneta. |
SHODHAN OR AYURVEDA PURIFICATION PROCESS
SUGGESTED READING
Check Wikipedia.org Entry for Kapardik.