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Scientific Name: Turbinella pyrum (Linnaeus, 1767)
English Name: Indian chank, Common Chank, Chank shell, Great Indian Chank, Sacred Chank, Sankha.
Local/Bangla Name: Shanka (শঙ্ক), Baiddo Shamuk (বাদ্দ্য শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turbinellidae
Description:
Shell large, solid, thick and spindle-shaped. Spire small; apex pointed; 4-6 whorls with distinct sutures. Shoulder flat with blunt edges. Body whorl large, rounded and covered by numerous obscure spiral ribs. Peristome velvety. Aperture wide, elongate with long, broad and deep anterior siphonal canal; outer lip thick without denticles; columella with 3-4 distinct and large folds or ridges.
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 and Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
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