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Scientific Name: Tritia mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Nassarius mutabilis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Changeable nassa, mutable nassa,pair-dark
Local/Bangla Name: Pagala
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Description:
Shell small and ovate. Spire medium; apex pointed; 4 whorls; suture shallow and distinct. Body whorl large with anterior spiral grooves. Aperture oval; dentate outer lip with backside varix; inner lip smooth, columella with fold; anterior siphonal canal distinct, broad. Colour: body surface creamy or pale brown with dark brown spots; aperture, lips and columella white (Dance, 1974).
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island, Sonadia and Nuniarchar (Cox’s Bazar)
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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