Turban shells of Andrew Bay in Rakhine coastal region of Myanmar

Abstract

Turban shells on intertidal and subtidal areas in Andrew Bay are composed of 12species belonging to genus Turbo Linnaeus 1758 of family Turbinidae falling under the order Archaeogastropoda collected from field observation in 2014, were identified, using liquid-preserved materials and living specimens in the field, based on the external characters of shell structures. The specimens comprised Turbo argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758, T. articulatus Reeve, 1848, T. bruneus (Röding, 1798), T. chrysostomus Linnaeus, 1758, T. cidaris Gmelin, 1791, T. cinereus Born, 1778, T. crassus Wood, 1828, T. fluctuosus Wood, 1828, T. imperialis Gmelin, 1791, T. intercostalis Menke, 1846, T. petholatus Linnaeus, 1758 and T. radiatus Gmelin, 1791. The distribution of turban shells in intertidal and subtidal zone of Andrew Bay was studied in brief. Moreover, the habitats and utilization of turban shells found along the Andrew Bay were also described.