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Scientific Name: Mancinella alouina (Röding, 1798)
Synonym: Thais alouina (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Pimpled thaid, Alou rock shell
Local/Bangla Name: Kata shamuk (কাঁটা শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Description:
Shell medium, solid. Spire moderate with 3 to 4 rows of nodules; suture obscure. Body whorl large with 5 rows of tubercles. Aperture ovate; outer lip lirate; inner lip strong without any teeth; columella with 2 folds. Anterior canal deep and more distinct than posterior. Colour: body surface creamy white to light yellow, deep creamy or reddish tubercles. Aperture, lips and columella white to creamy
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.
Other References:
Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR, Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp
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