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Scientific Name: Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789)
English Name: Francolina jopas, indian nassa
Local/Bangla Name: Hul shamuk (হুল শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Description:
Shell medium, solid, spire moderate, with very fine closed spiral striae, slightly shouldered; 3 to 4 spire whorls; suture indistinct and narrow. Outer surface not beaded. Body whorl inflated, growth lines short and distinct, siphonal canal open and notched. Aperture proportionally larger than the body whorl; outer lip thick, not dentate, columella smooth with folds. Colour: body surface light red-brown, rows of irregular light blotches on the shoulder, interior cream, columella whitish-black with brown streak and then pale yellow. Aperture and columella white with dark brown patches.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island and in the Teknaf area
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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