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Scientific Name: Trochus radiatus Gmelin, 1791
English Name: Banded Trochus, Christmas Tree, Radiate Top Shell
Local/Bangla Name: Nakful shamuk (নাক ফুল শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Trochidae
Description:
The apex is sharp, typically worn down, and has an orange hue. The upper surface of the shell is encircled by irregularly arranged beaded bands, with 5 or 6 on each whorl, varying in size. The slanting columella exhibits prominent folds above, with a nearly smooth edge featuring blunt teeth. The sizable aperture is somewhat rhomboid in shape, with ridges on the inside and grooves. The base of the lip is thick and has a serrated appearance. The umbilicus is broad and deep, forming a funnel-like structure with a central ridge. The shell has a conical shape, a relatively small size, a slightly flattened body, a spire that is moderately raised, and a distinct angular periphery on the body whorl.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia, Maheshkhali and 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.
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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