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Scientific Name: Littoraria undulata (Gray, 1839)
English Name: Undulate periwinkle
Local/Bangla Name: choto shamuk (ছোট শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Description:
Shell small to medium in size, conical, thin; sculpture thickened with spiral cords; 6-7 spiral whorls; aperture semi-oval. Colour: shell cream with dark or light brown dashes with undulating axial flame marks; columella violet-grey
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans, Cox’s Bazar and other coastal areas with mangroves
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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