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Scientific Name: Sinum neritoideum (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Body ear shell
Local/Bangla Name: Sada pat shamuk (সাদা প্যাট শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Description:
Shell of medium size, up to 40 mm in length, thick and depressedly ovate, spire reduced, body whorl large and inflated, not much compressed as in the other species. Aperture large and broadly ovate, columella slightly arched, with callus deposit reflected slightly over the preceding whorl, outer lip thick, umbilicus closed. Sculptured with close-set well-developed spiral ridges and fine axial growth lines. Colour yellowish brown, columella and interior of aperture white, rather glossy, apex purple brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Nuniarchar (Cox’s Bazar) 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.
Other References:
Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR, Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp
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