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Scientific Name: Ficus investigatoris (E. A. Smith, 1894)
English Name: Bengal fig shell
Local/Bangla Name: Chamus shamuk (চামুচ শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ficidae
Description:
Shell large, thin, large flat elevated spire; narrowly elongate body whorl. Aperture narrower than in other species of the genus, outer lip scarcely thickened; siphonal canal short and broad. Sculptured with narrow and raised spiral cords and obsolete axial cords. Colour: dull brown with any ornamentation; light and dark brown spots most frequently seen; aperture light brown, with white outer lip and columella. Size: shell length varies up to 120 mm in the Bay of Bengal. Average shell length, width, aperture length and wid measure about 79, 49, 73 and 27 mm, respectively
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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