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Scientific Name: Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonym: Pugilina cochlidium (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Spiral melongena, Winding stair shell
Local/Bangla Name: Lal kata shamuk (লাল কাটা শামুক)
Spiral melongena, Winding stair shell - Lal kata shamuk (লাল কাটা শামুক) - Volegalea cochlidium - Type: Sea_snails

Labcode: M1706SM-43, ,M1711SM-15, M1711SM-28, M1804SM-10, M1804SM-12

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Melongenidae
Description:
Color exterior light brown to brown or deep cream or reddish brown with dark brown large spots on the body whorl. Aperture, lips and columella orange creamy. Shell variable, large, bursifonn to pear shape with high acute spire; covered with brown periostracum; whorls angulated, body whorl large; shoulder with tubercles; aperture ovately oblong; columella smooth, without plaits; aperture large wide with thickened and smooth outer lip; sculpture not very conspicuous.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s and Sonadia islands, Nuniarchar (Cox’s Bazar) and the Sundarbans area
Environment:
Marine,Brackish
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans Bangladesh. Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST). 394pp.

Other References:

Sultana KS, Brishti PS, Ahmed S, Billah MB, Habib KA (2021) Morphological and molecular characterization of several neogastropod species (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from coastal waters of Bangladesh with one new record. Journal of Bio-Science, 79-91.

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.

Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR and Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp

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