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Scientific Name: Heliacus implexus (Mighels, 1845)
Synonym: Heliacus dorsuosus (Currently unaccepted)
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, stout, and has a thick, button-like appearance with a slightly rounded, almost circular opening. It exhibits a broad, indented center with a wavy edge. Its surface is adorned with delicate, bead-like spiral ridges, with the lowest ridge on each coil being the most noticeable. Additionally, the body whorl’s outer edge displays two prominent ridges separated by a groove.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar region and Sonadia 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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