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Scientific Name: Conus erythraeensis Reeve, 1843
English Name: Red sea cone
Local/Bangla Name: Gol Angkti Shamuk (গোল আংটি শামুক)
Labcode: M1804SM-31
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Description:
The shell is robust and substantial, taking on a conical form with a pointed spire and a sunken appearance. The seam where the shell sections connect is clear and uncomplicated, and the surface is generally smooth, except for some spiral grooves or ridges at the base. The siphonal canal is relatively short. As for its coloration, the shell has a shiny, white surface adorned with reddish-brown areas, which are more or less evenly distributed all around the shell, forming both spiral and axial patterns, with a white aperture.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island , Teknaf coast
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:
Bhuiyan, M. M. S. Malacofaunal Diversity in Sonadia Island of Bangladesh.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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