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Scientific Name: Quasimitra variabilis (Reeve, 1844)
Synonym: Mitra variabilis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Variable miter
Local/Bangla Name: Mutra leza (মুত্রা ল্যাজা)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Description:
Shell elongate, solid. Pointed apex. Spire straight, long; 5 whorls and clear suture. Body whorl rounded; outer surface of shell sculptured by distinct spiral cords. Aperture elongate; outer lip thick without denticles, columella with 5 folds; siphonal canal distinct. Colour: exterior light brown with creamy-white spiral bands.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
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.
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