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Scientific Name: Mancinella armigera Link, 1807
Synonym: Thais armigera (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Belligerent rock shell, Shirakumo-gai, Armed thaid
Local/Bangla Name: Kala kata shamuk (কালা কাঁটা শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Description:
Shell medium, thick, solid. Spire high, acute with 5 large sculptured whorls, suture. Body whorl large with 2 rows of finger shaped tubercles and other rows gradually obscure. Aperture ovate, inner edge of the outer lip with 5 small denticles; inner lip smooth and polished; columella with 3-4 folds; distinct siphonal canal. Body surface light creamy to white; ornamented by dark brown spots. Aperture white, outer lip white; inner lip off white
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Sultana KS, Brishti PS, Ahmed S, Billah MB, Habib KA (2021) Morphological and molecular characterization of several neogastropod species (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from coastal waters of Bangladesh with one new record. Journal of Bio-Science, 79-91.
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
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