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Scientific Name: Oliva reticulata (Röding, 1798)
English Name: Blood olive
Local/Bangla Name: Bukchira (বুকচিরা), Kola koyre (কলা করি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Description:
Shell cylindrical or slightly ovate. Spire relatively short, apex slightly extended; 3 whorls. Body whorl large, shoulder flat; posterior end ends in a callus. Aperture elongate with a narrow groove at the posterior end; outer lip thick, smooth and polished, inner lip lirae confined to the anterior half of the aperture. Colour: exterior yellowish-brown with fine reddish-brown reticulation. Two darker bands encircle the body whorl. Columellar callus bright orange-red or dull orange. Aperture whitish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island and near 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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