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Scientific Name: Cerithium columna G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
English Name: Horn snail
Local/Bangla Name: Lal kata shamuk (লাল কাটা শামুক), leza (ল্যাজা)
Photo: (GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Description:
The shell is of moderate size, taking on a tall and spindle-shaped appearance, consisting of 9 to 13 whorls. These whorls are rough and swollen, and the sutures between them are clearly defined. The body whorl is notably wide. The aperture is large and wide, nearly circular in shape, with a long, tubular, and bent anterior canal, and a short anal canal, which is lined by a parietal columellar plait. The outer lip is textured with wrinkles and is thick, displaying furrows on the inside. The columella is concave and fortified with a substantial callus. Externally, the shell is cream or pale yellow in color, marked with speckles or mottles of reddish-brown, while the aperture and columella are white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island and the Sundarbans
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:
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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