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Scientific Name: Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Polinices mammilla (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Pear-shaped moon snail
Labcode: M1901SD-45
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Description:
Shell of medium size, thick, pyriformly ovate, spire low and bulbous. Aperture semilunar, umbilical area filled with broad and thick funicle. Surface smooth except for fine growth striae. Colour ivory white, often with yellowish tinge on the funicle. Operculum chitinous, light brown with a dark brown zone near the columellar edge.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Nuniarchar (Cox’s Bazar) and St. Martin’s Island
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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