178
Stenomelania plicaria
(Born)
Shell very slender, spire attenuated upper
whorls of the spire strongly folded, lower ones
smoother with spiral striae
Estuarine water within tidal infl uence and with
very low salinity
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Stenomelania punctata
(Lamarck)
Shell without spiral ridges, broader, spire not
attenuated
Estuarine water within tidal infl uence and with
very low salinity
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Stenomelania torulosa
(Bruguiere)
Sculptured with strong spiral ridges, broken
into rectangular nodules towards the suture
Estuarine water within tidal infl uence and very
low salinity and sometimes occur on slow
running water of canals
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu
Tarebia granifera
(Lamarck)
Shell small, spire very sharp, sculptures with
distinct spiral rows of nodules
Slowly running lowland rivers and streams with
rich invertebrate fauna and good water quality
condition
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, West Bengal
Tarebia lineata
(Gray)
Shell with distinct dark, spiral line on the body
whorl present
All types of rivers and streams in low land.
Organically polluted water also prefers by this
species
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh,
West Bengal
Tarebia semigranosa
(von dem Busch)
Shell large, spire not very sharp, sculptured
with distinct rows of granules
Estuarine water within tidal infl uence and with
very low salinity
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Brotia
( Antimelania
) costula
(Rafi nesque) Shell high conoid or turreted, spire longer than
the body whorl, aperture more or less rounded
Fast running streams and rivers of lowlands
with rich invertebrate
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal
Pradesh Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal,
Sulcospira huegeli
(Philippi)
Shell ovoid, conical, spire equal or less than
body whorl; aperture oval, somewhat expanded
at the base
Habitat not known
Assam, Karnataka, Kerala,
Meghalaya
Paludomus
( Paludomus
) annandalei
(Preston)
Shell conoidal, apex eroded, sculptured with
coarse spiral striae below the suture and on the
basal part of the whorls
Hill streams
Western Ghats
Paludomus
( Paludomus
) blanfordiana
(Nevill)
Body whorl with three characteristics chocolate
brown broad bands, which very distinctly
visible through aperture
Brahmaputra basin and hill stream
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya
Table 11.4
(continued)
Name
Key character for identifi cation
Habitat
Distribution
B. Tripathy and A. Mukhopadhayay
Stenomelania plicaria
(Born)
Shell very slender, spire attenuated upper
whorls of the spire strongly folded, lower ones
smoother with spiral striae
Estuarine water within tidal infl uence and with
very low salinity
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Stenomelania punctata
(Lamarck)
Shell without spiral ridges, broader, spire not
attenuated
Estuarine water within tidal infl uence and with
very low salinity
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Stenomelania torulosa
(Bruguiere)
Sculptured with strong spiral ridges, broken
into rectangular nodules towards the suture
Estuarine water within tidal infl uence and very
low salinity and sometimes occur on slow
running water of canals
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu
Tarebia granifera
(Lamarck)
Shell small, spire very sharp, sculptures with
distinct spiral rows of nodules
Slowly running lowland rivers and streams with
rich invertebrate fauna and good water quality
condition
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, West Bengal
Tarebia lineata
(Gray)
Shell with distinct dark, spiral line on the body
whorl present
All types of rivers and streams in low land.
Organically polluted water also prefers by this
species
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh,
West Bengal
Tarebia semigranosa
(von dem Busch)
Shell large, spire not very sharp, sculptured
with distinct rows of granules
Estuarine water within tidal infl uence and with
very low salinity
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Brotia
( Antimelania
) costula
(Rafi nesque) Shell high conoid or turreted, spire longer than
the body whorl, aperture more or less rounded
Fast running streams and rivers of lowlands
with rich invertebrate
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal
Pradesh Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal,
Sulcospira huegeli
(Philippi)
Shell ovoid, conical, spire equal or less than
body whorl; aperture oval, somewhat expanded
at the base
Habitat not known
Assam, Karnataka, Kerala,
Meghalaya
Paludomus
( Paludomus
) annandalei
(Preston)
Shell conoidal, apex eroded, sculptured with
coarse spiral striae below the suture and on the
basal part of the whorls
Hill streams
Western Ghats
Paludomus
( Paludomus
) blanfordiana
(Nevill)
Body whorl with three characteristics chocolate
brown broad bands, which very distinctly
visible through aperture
Brahmaputra basin and hill stream
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya
Table 11.4
(continued)
Name
Key character for identifi cation
Habitat
Distribution
B. Tripathy and A. Mukhopadhayay