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Scientific Name: Ellobium aurisjudae (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Judas ear crassidula
Local/Bangla Name: Lomba Kan Shamuk (লম্বা কান শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Ellobiida
Family: Ellobiidae
Description:
The shell is of moderate size, substantial, and relatively slender, with an elongated oval shape and no distinct shoulder. The spire is elongated, consisting of more than 6 whorls. A durable periostracum tightly covers the exterior. The outer lip is thick and has a smooth inner surface, while the columella is calloused and exhibits three folds, with the central fold being notably large and angular. The shell’s color on the exterior is whitish beneath a dark brown periostracum, and the aperture appears porcelain white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans estuaries and Mangroves
Environment:
Marine, 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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