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Scientific Name: Oliva hirasei Kuroda & Habe, 1952
English Name: Hirases olive
Local/Bangla Name: Kola koyre (কলা করি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Description:
Shell smooth, medium-sized, elongate and heavy. Spire very short; 3-4 whorls and obscure suture; apex pointed. Body whorl long and shoulder flatly rounded. Aperture elongate; columella calloused; inner lip dentate; broad anterior siphonal canal. Colour: exterior dark creamy to light brown with deep brown or chocolate zigzag lines and spots, some places with chocolate colour. Aperture pinkish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island and Sonadia 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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