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Scientific Name: Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Cymatium pileare (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Common hairy triton
Local/Bangla Name: Khora shamuk ( খোড়া শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Description:
Shell large, up to 120 mm in length, spire high and elongate, body whorl narrow and tapering below. Aperture narrow and ovate, outer lip thick with strong varix and seven to eight pairs of teeth on the inner edge, columella with very strong, whitish, wrinkle-like ridges, siphonal canal almost closed and slightly twisted. Sculptured with close-set, strong, finely beaded, spiral ridges, alternate ridges stouter and traversed by a median groove, interspaces between the ridges traversed by spiral threads, varices five to seven, two on either side of the aperture strongly developed. Aperture, outer lip and columella deep red or pale orange. Colour light and dark tan, varices darker brown with white bands.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s and Sonadia 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.
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