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Scientific Name: Monilea callifera (Lamarck, 1822)
English Name: Shrewd Trochid, Beauty Gibbula, Beauty or Belcher’s Top Shell
Local/Bangla Name: Chhoto shamuk (ছোট্ট শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Trochidae
Description:
The shell is petite, dense, and flattened with distinct angles, taking on a rounded, globe-like conical shape and consisting of six whorls. The spire is raised, and the junctures between whorls are grooved. The umbilicus is surrounded by a spiral ridge, lacking any spiral patterns. The aperture is nearly square, with a glossy interior and internal ridges, sealed by the operculum. The coloration features subtle brown dots on a surface that can be either gray or creamy-white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia, Maheshkhali and St. Martin’s Islands
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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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