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Scientific Name: Neverita lewisii (A. Gould, 1847)

Synonym: Lunatia lewisii (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Lewis’s moonsnail
Local/Bangla Name: Pat shamuk (প্যাট শামুক)
Lewis's moonsnail - Pat shamuk (প্যাট শামুক) - Neverita lewisii - Type: Sea_snails

Photo: kelpadelpian (GBIF)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Description:
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Kutubdia, Maheskhali and Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine
References:

Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR, Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp

GBIF.org (12 August 2023) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.aqrhud

iNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-05-26. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/6320117944

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