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Scientific Name: Trochus kotschyi R. A. Philippi, 1849
Synonym: Osilinus kotschyi (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Thick top shell
Local/Bangla Name: Dora kata shamuk (ডোরাকাটা শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Trochidae
Description:
The shell is compact and robust, with a spire that is taller than it is wide. It has a conical shape, a pointed apex, and is adorned with spiral ridges marked by noticeable nodules, particularly below the sutures, while the ridges are smoother in the area around the umbilicus. The aperture is somewhat square, and the umbilicus is slender and deep, featuring a deposit of callous material on the columella. The outer lip appears somewhat straight. The external coloration is either white or grayish-white, with spots or bold lines in black or reddish hues.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s 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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