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Scientific Name: Trochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758
English Name: Maculated or mottled top shell
Local/Bangla Name: Guji (গুজি), Pahar shamuk (পাহাড় শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Trochidae
Description:
The shell is of moderate size, conical and sturdy, exhibiting a wide range of shapes. It has a pointed apex and is adorned with spiral rows of prominently nodular ribs. The umbilicus has a funnel-like shape, characterized by irregularly granulated spiral ribs. The body surface is covered with beaded spiral ridges. The aperture is approximately square to somewhat triangular, creating a multi-toothed appearance along its edge. The area around the umbilicus and the columella have a pearly, nacreous quality
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
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:
Antu DR, Islam TT, Ahmed MR, Ahmed S, Datta SK, Ahmed MS (2023) Diversity of Bivalves and Gastropods in Sonadia Island, Bangladesh. Bioresearch Communications-(BRC), 9(01), 1225-1236. https://doi.org/10.3329/brc.v9i1.63603
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