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Scientific Name: Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Telescope snail
Local/Bangla Name: Jongra shamuk (জংরা শামুক), lomba leza (লম্বা ল্যাজা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Caenogastropoda
Family: Potamididae
Description:
The shell exhibits a dark brown to nearly black color and features a lighter spiral band near the suture. It is of substantial size, thick, and has a sturdy trochoid shape, with a conical elevation and approximately 16 whorls. The shell’s texture includes three prominent, narrow spiral ridges, and the columella is twisted and channelled, while the labial lip is sharply curved.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans and other similar coastal habitats
Environment:
Marine, brackish,
Main References:
Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.
Other 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.
Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR and Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp
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