Persicula cornea - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Persicula cornea (Lamarck, 1822)

Synonym: Marginella cornea (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Margin shell

Local/Bangla Name: Bukchira (বুকচিরা),

Photo: Joop Trausel, Frans Slieker (GBIF)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Order: Neogastropoda

Family: Cystiscidae

Description:

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Nuniarchar (Cox’s Bazar)

Environment:

Marine

References:

Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR, Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp

GBIF.org (19 August 2023) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.s9ejh9

Slieker F J A, van der Es H, Andeweg R, Langeveld B W, Schnörr S (2025). Natural History Museum Rotterdam - Specimens. Version 1.46. Natural History Museum Rotterdam. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/kwqaay accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-07-15. https://gbif.org/occurrence/2570108188

Scientific Name: Persicula cornea (Lamarck, 1822)

Classification:

Description:

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

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