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Scientific Name: Indothais blanfordi (Melvill, 1893)
Synonym: Thais blanfordi (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Blanfordis rock shell
Local/Bangla Name: Kata shamuk (কাঁটা শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Description:
Shell small, solid, ovate, fusiform. Spire high with a pointed apex and 4 angulated whorls; suture obscure. Body whorl large with a distinct angulation at the shoulder. Outer surface covered by blunt longitudinal cords; axial sculpture consists of 11-12 tubercles. Aperture ovate, outer lip thick with 8 lirations arranged in pairs on the interior; inner lip smooth, slightly twisted at the anterior end. Columella with folds. Anterior siphonal canal deep, broader. Colour: body light brown or creamy with deep brown axial bands. Aperture white to creamy.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s and 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:
Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR and Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp
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