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Scientific Name: Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758
English Name: Emperor nautilus, Pearly nautilus
Local/Bangla Name: Sadok (সাদক), Boita hock (বৈটা হুক), Mukta shamuk (মুক্তা শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Nautilida
Family: Nautilidae
Description:
Shell large, smooth apart from numerous crowded and curved growth striae; aperture large and open; umbilicus imperforate; white or cream colour ornamented with broad brown or reddish brown streaks, narrow towards umbilical area, absent on back of the aperture; umbilical patch dark brown or black.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
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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