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Scientific Name: Cassidula nucleus (Gmelin, 1791)
English Name: Judas ear crassidula
Local/Bangla Name: Deto Shamuk (দেঁতো শামুক)
Photo: Lozouet Pierre (GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Ellobiida
Family: Ellobiidae
Description:
The shell is petite, egg-shaped, and sturdy, with a short spire. The final whorl is rounded, with an angular shape at the shoulder. It is adorned with uneven spiral grooves. The aperture is slender and longer than the spire. The body whorl has distinct, deep spiral grooves, and the outer lip is thick, notched, bulging, and angular, while the inner edge is calloused. The columella features a callus and two folds. In terms of color, the surface is fawn with brown bands, and the apex has a purplish-brown tint
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
River banks and Dhanshibed of the Sundarbans
Environment:
brackish
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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