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Scientific Name: Umbonium vestiarium (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Common button top
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Jessica Luis(GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Trochidae
Description:
The button snail measures between 0.8 to 1 centimeter in size. Its shell is delicate and circular, displaying a captivating array of colors and patterns. Each button snail is unique, with no two snails looking exactly the same. They are often referred to as the “Jewels of Chek Jawa” by guides due to their enchanting appearance.
The snail’s operculum is a thin, horn-like structure with concentric rings and is yellow in color. This operculum is flexible and enables the snail to retreat deep into the coils of its shell for protection.
The snail’s body is pale with speckles, and the edge of its mantle is adorned with long tentacles. It has a long, leaf-like foot for mobility. The snail possesses tiny eyes on elongated stalks and its long tentacles are finely banded. Additionally, it has two tubular siphons, one of which is fringed.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Abdullah Al M, Alam MD, Akhtar A, Xu H, Islam MS, Mustafa Kamal AH, Alam MW (2018) Annual pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in a subtropical maritime channel system in the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 37, 65-73.
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