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Scientific Name: Paradrillia fugata (E. A. Smith, 1895)
Synonym: Drillia fugata (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Fugata turret
Local/Bangla Name: Lomba kata (লম্বা কাটা), pachano shamuk (প্যাঁচানো শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Horaiclavidae
Description:
Apex pointed; spire high, 6-8 nodules per whorl, suture shallow. Shoulder with slightly oblique nodules longer than wide. Shell ridge below suture; overall strong spiral threads. Aperture narrowly elongate, outer lip with a sharp edge; columellar lip almost straight; siphonal canal broad and shallow posterior notch small. Colour: exterior brown to reddish-brown; nodules, threads and aperture white or brown (Subba Rao, 2003).
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island and 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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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