Turbinella angulata - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Turbinella angulata ([Lightfoot, 1786])

English Name: Indian chank

Local/Bangla Name: Bukchira (বুকচিরা),

Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center (GBIF)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Order: Neogastropoda

Family: Turbinellidae

Description:

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Nuniarchar (Cox’s Bazar)

Environment:

Marine

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

GBIF.org (19 August 2023) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.6cdhzc

Bakker H, Gill A, Creuwels J (2026). Naturalis Biodiversity Center (NL) - Mollusca. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/yefvnk accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-07-15. https://gbif.org/occurrence/2444373581

Scientific Name: Turbinella angulata ([Lightfoot, 1786])

Classification:

Description:

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Environment:

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