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Scientific Name: Harpa davidis Röding, 1798
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Harpidae
Description:
Shell moderately large, thin and light; apex pointed; spire moderate; body whorl expanded. Exterior sculpture with about 11 ribs ending in small sharp spines on the shoulder. Aperture ovate shape; outer lip sharp; columella smooth with a twisted faciole. Color: Exterior light brown and cream with ornamental flushes of violet. Columella with one large patch of brown; ribs with brown and white blotches
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s and Sonadia Islands
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Sultana KS, Brishti PS, Ahmed S, Billah MB, Habib KA (2021) Morphological and molecular characterization of several neogastropod species (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from coastal waters of Bangladesh with one new record. Journal of Bio-Science, 79-91.
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.
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