Distorsio decussata - Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes, 1832)

English Name: Decussate distorsio

Local/Bangla Name: Kata shamuk (কাটা শামুক)

Photo: Joop Trausel | Frans Slieker (GBIF)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Order: Littorinimorpha

Family: Personidae

Description:

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Kutubdia, Maheskhali and Sonadia Island

Environment:

Marine

References:

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

GBIF.org (12 August 2023) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.6yq646

Slieker F J A, van der Es H, Andeweg R, Langeveld B W, Schnörr S (2025). Natural History Museum Rotterdam - Specimens. Version 1.46. Natural History Museum Rotterdam. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/kwqaay accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-11. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2570125402

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