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Scientific Name: Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778)
Synonym: Phalium granulatum (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Scotch bonnet, Mediterranean bonnet
Local/Bangla Name: Dari Boa shamuk ( দাড়ি বোয়া শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cassidae
Description:
Shell moderately solid, ovate, with 5 whorls, spire short, suture indistinct, surface with deeply incised transverse lines. Shell sculpture of fine spiral grooves. Aperture large; outer lip thickened, with internal denticles; inner lip broadly reflected, pustulate on the lower part. Anterior siphonal canal bent dorsally. Parietal area with numerous small tubercles. Colour: outer surface pale-yellow or whitish, with squarish pale brown spots distributed over the shell.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Nuniarchar in Cox’s Bazar
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:
https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.ypxe4c
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