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Scientific Name: Conus daucus Hwass, 1792
English Name: Carrot cone
Local/Bangla Name: Gajar shamuk (গাজর শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Description:
Shell small, thick, broadly ovate, spire short with fine spiral threads; apex often worn, flat, shoulder sharp, spiral striae fine, towards the base of the body whorl; body whorl sometimes with spiral rows of very tiny brown dots; aperture narrow and straight. Colour: surface deep orange to lemon- yellow, with a pale band at the centre of the body whorl, large white blotches on the spire; aperture pinkish-white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island and the Teknaf coast area
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
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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