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Scientific Name: Turbo bruneus (Röding, 1798)
English Name: Brown Pacific turban, Terbine shell
Local/Bangla Name: Nil shamuk (নীল শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Turbinidae
Description:
The shell is solid and flattened, with four distinct whorls and a well-defined suture. It has a short, sharp spire. The exterior surface is coarse, marked by prominent and uneven spiral ridges. The body whorl is more substantial than the spire. The umbilicus is evident and deep. The aperture is circular, lacking any teeth on the lips. The columella is robust and flares out towards the front. The body surface is a light greenish color with longitudinal bands in shades of chestnut-brown or black, while the aperture has a subdued white hue.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s, Sonadia and Maheshkhali 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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