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Scientific Name: Euplica varians (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Synonym: Pyrene varians (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Dove shell
Local/Bangla Name: Gura shamuk (গুরা শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Description:
Shell small, up to 10 mm in height, solid, short spire. Aperture narrow, outer lip slightly thickened, with seven denticles, columella with two rows of teeth, one split tooth on the interior and six denticles on the outer margin. Sculptured with axial ribs on the spire whorls, axial nodes at the shoulder and prominent spiral cords at the base of the whorl. Colour whitish with spiral rows of reddish brown markings or lines, aperture light violet.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island
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.
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