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Scientific Name: Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758
English Name: plicate nerite
Local/Bangla Name: kalapat shamuk (কালাপ্যাট শামুক)
Photo: Floyd E (GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritidae
Description:
The shell is dense, spherical, and turbinate, of medium size, featuring a moderately elevated, cone-shaped spire. The aperture is relatively compact and is constricted further by the teeth that project into it. The outer lip is thick and exhibits 5 to 8 robust, conspicuous teeth along its inner edge. The area around the columella is calloused and curved, showing transverse wrinkles and approximately 4 sturdy, elongated, squared teeth along its distinctly rounded inner margin
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s and Sonadia Island, Teknaf 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:
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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