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Scientific Name: Architectonica laevigata (Lamarck, 1816)
English Name: Small Sundial, Smooth Sundial
Local/Bangla Name: Sati Shamuk (সাতি শামুক)
Photo: Rohith Srinivasan (GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Archaeogastropoda
Family: Architectonicidae
Description:
The shell has a low, conical shape with distinct, sharp angles at the whorls’ periphery. On the outer surface, it is adorned with two spiral ribs, featuring granulated textures and intersected by two spiral grooves crossed by fine radial lines. Inside the central cavity, there are two spiral ribs. The base of the shell has two ridges separated by a channel at the outer edge, followed by broad, smooth areas, a groove, a row of nodules, another groove, and finally, a denticulated ridge lining the central cavity. There are approximately 4-5 whorls, which are roughly similar in size. The shell exhibits a light yellowish hue on the spiral ribs.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia, Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf sea beach areas
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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