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Scientific Name: Oliva sericea (Röding, 1798)
English Name: Orange-mouth olive
Local/Bangla Name: Bukchira (বুকচিরা), Kola koyre (কলা করি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Description:
Shell moderately large, up to 70 mm in height, spire very low with pointed apex, suture narrow and deeply channelled, with a raised callous projection, anterior end of columella. calloused. Aperture narrow, outer lip extends posteriorly to level with the shoulder of the body whorl, columella with plicae. Surface ornamented with three dark coloured bands on creamy white background, two broad, blackish-brown spiral zones.
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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