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Scientific Name: Monoplex nicobaricus (Röding, 1798)
Synonym: Cymatium nicobaricum (Currently unaccepted)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Description:
Shell moderately large, spire high and elevated, body whorl expanded. Aperture oval and small, outer lip with strong varix and seven pairs of elongate teeth on the interior, columella lirate, siphonal canal more elongate than in C. pileare. Sculptured with nodulose spiral ribs and fine threads in the interspaces, with strong varices, three to five large knobs between the varices on the shoulder. Ash coloured with red markings and indistinct cream bands, aperture orange yellow, outer lip and teeth white. Varix dark gray and white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island and the deep sea
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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