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Scientific Name: Volva volva (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Shuttlecock volva, elongated egg cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Balon koyre
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Description:
Shell large, up to 75 mm in length, dorsum gently arched, with fine transverse striae. Aperture elongate, wide anteriorly, extremities drawn into very long, slightly curved and obliquely ridged canals, columella smooth, outer lip expanded and with thick margin. Colour flesh pink.
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.
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