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Scientific Name: Nassarius comptus (A. Adams, 1852)
English Name: Compta shamuk
Local/Bangla Name: Pagala (পাগালা), Butkar dana (ভুটকার দানা)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Description:
Shell small, solid and globose. Apex pointed. Spire short; 4 whorls; obscure suture; shoulder rounded; body whorl large and smooth. Aperture rounded; outer lip strong with varix at the exterior portion and inner edge with 9 teeth; inner lip and columella smooth; siphonal canal deep and distinct. Colour: exterior maroon with reddish longitudinal bands;
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s and Nuniarchar in Cox’s Bazar
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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