Scientific Name: Conus venulatus (Hwass, 1792)
English Name: cape verde cone
Local/Bangla Name: kone shamuk (কোণ শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Description:
The shell’s color ranges from a pale chestnut to a deep chocolate shade, featuring faint, meandering dark lines that encircle it, and a white marbled pattern is scattered irregularly all over. The spire and the lower section of the body whorl have fine striations.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island , Teknaf coast and the Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine
References:
Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR and Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp
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