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Scientific Name: Heliacus areola (Gmelin, 1791)
English Name: Variegated Sundial
Local/Bangla Name: Chato Sati Shamuk (ছাতো সাতি শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Architectonicidae
Description:
The shell is small, somewhat thick, wider than it is tall, and has a dome-shaped top. The whorls are rounded, with a convex lower part and a circular opening. It is adorned with four prominent spiral ridges on the spire, with the one near the suture being more pronounced. These ridges also have radial grooves. On the body whorl, there are four spiral ridges above the widest part and three on the bottom, along with two cords within the narrow central cavity. The shell is cream-colored with blackish-brown streaks radiating outwards, while the area around the central cavity and columella remains cream-colored.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar region
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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