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Scientific Name: Chelonibia testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Turtle barnacle
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: thomasrc (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Balanidae
Description:
It features a flatter, less conical shell shape. The shell consists of eight wall plates: the carina, right carino-lateral-1, right carino-lateral-2, right rostro-lateral, rostrum, left rostro-lateral, left carino-lateral-2, and left carino-lateral-1. Shallow, oval-shaped depressions occur at the junctions between these plates which are common settling spots for dwarf males.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, Saint Martin’s Island (Eastern coastal margin of Bangladesh)
Environment:
Marine
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