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Scientific Name: Ellobium gangeticum (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
English Name: Judas ear crassidula
Local/Bangla Name: Lomba Shamuk (লম্বা শামুক)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Ellobiida
Family: Ellobiidae
Description:
The exterior color ranges from whitish to a straw hue beneath the dark brown periostracum. The aperture is smooth and porcelaneous white. The shell is relatively slender, with an oval, spindle-shaped form that lacks distinct shoulders. The aperture is slightly widened, the spire is short with up to 6 whorls, and the whorls are swollen. On the surface, there are fine axial striae, and the columella has two folds.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
The forest beds and tree trunks of the Sundarbans
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.
Other 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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