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Scientific Name: Harpa amouretta Röding, 1798
English Name: Harp shell, Minor/lesser harp
Local/Bangla Name: Kamranga shamuk (কামরাঙ্গা শামুক), Kouri shamuk (করি শামুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Harpidae
Description:
Shell of medium size, smaller than in other two species, up to 45 mm in height, slender with a raised spire. Aperture narrow, columella simple without significant parietal callus, fasciole long and narrow. Sculptured with about thirteen axial ribs pointed at the shoulder. Colour white, ribs crossed by pairs of dark brown lines enclosing yellow-brown, the interstices between ribs dull brown, columella fawn anteriorly, with a brown spot near the anterior end and with a brownish blotch in the middle.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s and Sonadia Islands
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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