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Scientific Name: Astralium semicostatum (Kiener, 1850)
English Name: Half ribbed/star shell
Local/Bangla Name: Tona shamuk (টোনা শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Turbinidae
Description:
The shell is petite and takes on a conical shape, lacking any tubercles. It is adorned with diagonal nodules, which are particularly noticeable above the juncture between whorls and on the body’s upper portion. The flattened base is marked with 10 to 12 beaded spiral ridges. The aperture is somewhat slanted and oval in shape, covered by a flat base, and the columella has a pronounced fold. The body surface has a creamy white color with creamy spots, while the apex area is silvery.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Nuniarchar (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.
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