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Scientific Name: Melo melo ([Lightfoot], 1786)
English Name: Indian volute, volute,bailer shell
Local/Bangla Name: patila shamuk (পাতি্লা শামুক), am shamuk (আম শামুক)
Labcode: M1711SM-01,M1711SM-02
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Description:
Large to very large, globose ovate, Spire enveloped by the body whorl; shoulder of body whorl rounded. Aperture wide, as well as the shell with a thin regularly arched outer lip. Columella with 3 strong oblique folds, anterior siphonal canal wide and notch shallow. Color: Exterior of shell light yellow to pale orange or orange, with irregular spiral banding of brown spots, glossy creamy interior with light yellowish margin. Periostracum light brown..
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal on coral or sandy bottoms in the deep sea
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Sultana KS, Brishti PS, Ahmed S, Billah MB, Habib KA (2021) Morphological and molecular characterization of several neogastropod species (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from coastal waters of Bangladesh with one new record. Journal of Bio-Science, 79-91.
Other 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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