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Scientific Name: Pirenella alata (R. A. Philippi, 1849)

Synonym: Cerithidea alata (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Girdled alata snail
Local/Bangla Name: jhumjhumi shamuk (ঝুমঝুমি শামুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Caenogastropoda
Family: Potamididae
Description:
The coloration is a combination of greyish brown on the outside and white on the inner part. The shell is sturdy and comprises 12-13 whorls. The suture is clearly defined. The aperture is elongated and ovate, with the outer lip and inner lip meeting at a point beyond the shell’s surface. There’s a shallow and short hollow in the siphonal sinus, and the outer lip arches over this sinus. The shell’s sculptural pattern includes rounded, somewhat rectangular, and closely spaced axial nodules, with three present on each whorl.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans and other estuaries
Environment:
Marine
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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