Can any body help me to identified this gastropod.? Its minute 3-4 mm in size found in mangroves ?
Man, you have to specify where exactly where collected the shells. if you know where were collected, you can looks for books of marine species of a determined country and region of your country and start to compare pictures.
Probably look Nerita undulata but Color of the shell is faded ...
nice finding !
I agree with Henk that this looks quite like a vanikorid. But there is a similar-looking pyramidellid genus called Phasianema. The latter is sculptured by rows of pits, as commonly seen in shelled "opisthobranchs", whereas vanikorids have the cancellate sculpture typical of caenogastropods.
I also agree with Henk's opinion. It looks like some species of Macromphalus (Vanikoridae) in shell shape and sculpture.
Henk Dekker yes its looks like Macromphalus (Vanikoridae) but its aperture is quite different
Faiza Iqbal you should at least thank people for their replies instead of such abrupt responses. Why ask only to then tell people they are wrong. If you don't know, then how do you know other people are incorrect?
Thanks Faiza Iqbal ....I'm very excited to know the correct species name ...
Good luck !
Andrew Paul McKenzie Pegman thnks for your concern. I am not giving abrupt responses, It's your way of seeing, I am correcting you that's its not Nerita because Nerita undulata is a common gastropod..
Yes not Nerita undulata bc the size of specimen is too short and He is right check Vanikoridae family
For me this species is very resemble to Vanikoridae family ... Agreed With Henk Dekker and Altaf Hussain Narejo
Your specimen shell picture is not much clear ...
Vanikoro cancellata (Lamarck, 1822) is reported from Karachi coast by Melvill and Standen, 1901....
Good luck !
best regards,
saedul
https://www.conchology.be/?t=263&family=VANIKORIDAE&fullspecies=Vanikoro%20cuvieriana&shellID=17422
Yes definitely a Vanikoroidae, but not especially the genus Vanikoro ... maybe Macromphalus
https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id426348/