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Scientific Name: Cerithidea quoyii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
Synonym: Cerithidea quadrata (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Quadrate horn shell
Local/Bangla Name: motra leza (মোত্রা ল্যাজা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Caenogastropoda
Family: Potamididae
Description:
The aperture is broad and circular in shape, with a thick, outward-flaring outer lip, lacking any wing-like extension. The columella is slender and interrupted towards the posterior end, and it doesn’t have internal spiral ridges. The shell’s external coloration is brown or a muted purple, while the aperture is creamy-white with brown bands. This species shares morphological characteristics with C. obtusa, but it can be distinguished by the angular shape of the periphery on the last whorl.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans and adjacent areas like Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat and Cox’s Bazar
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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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