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Scientific Name: Architectonica perspectiva (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Clear Sundial
Local/Bangla Name: Sati Shamuk (সাতি শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Archaeogastropoda
Family: Architectonicidae
Description:
The central part of the shoulder slope remains continuous and unsplit. The whorls are only gently curved, nearly flat, and the sutures are deeply cut. The aperture lip is thin and takes on a nearly square form. The body whorl is decorated with a sculpture featuring a broad, slightly elevated band just below the suture, along with two narrower and more elevated bands at the widest point, and an additional three on the lower side. The operculum exhibits a slight spiral shape with a nucleus roughly in the center and a small bump on the inner surface. The radula is ptenoglossate.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia 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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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