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Scientific Name: Nerita balteata Reeve, 1855

Synonym: Nerita lineata (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Lined Nerite, Lineate Nerite
Local/Bangla Name: Kalapat Shamuk (কালাপ্যাট শামুক)

Labcode: M1804SM-01,M1804SM-02,M1804SM-07, M1710SM-06, M1803SM-01

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Description:
The color is a deep reddish-grey, while the aperture appears yellowish-white, and the edge of the outer lip is fringed with black. The aperture has a crescent shape and features a well-defined, smooth columella that is concave, with 3-4 short teeth in the center. The margin of the outer lip has a distinct inward curve, and its inner side is thickened, displaying 17-20 elongated teeth in a longitudinal arrangement, with the last two being larger and the others having a knob-like shape. The shell’s surface is ornamented with 25-35 fine, oblique spiral ribs in a purple-black hue.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island, Sonadia Island, Teknaf and Sundarbans area
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.

Antu DR, Islam TT, Ahmed MR, Ahmed S, Datta SK, Ahmed MS (2023) Diversity of Bivalves and Gastropods in Sonadia Island, Bangladesh. Bioresearch Communications-(BRC), 9(01), 1225-1236. https://doi.org/10.3329/brc.v9i1.63603

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