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Scientific Name: Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822
English Name: Black-spined murex
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Description:
Shell moderately large and club-shaped. Spire short with two large whorls, others small. 3 varices on each whorl. Body whorl large and globose; suture slightly deep. Outer surface sculptured with spiral cords and axial ribs, spines bend and solid. 2-3 spine on each whorl, shoulder spine long, prominent, generally straight; all spines on varices gradually decrease in length from the shoulder to the anterior end of the canal. Aperture ovate, outer lip with strong varix. 3 large and 4 small teeth, interior lirate; inner lip partly adherent posteriorly. Spines of straight siphonal canal disposed in a single axial row, canal straight and long, opens narrowly. Operculum thin and horny. Color: Body surface light brown to creamy white; spines same as body color, aperture white, operculum reddish brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island and Maheshkhali 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, Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
Bhuiyan, M. M. S. Malacofaunal Diversity in Sonadia Island of Bangladesh.
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