Freshwater Molluscs of India: An Insight of into Their Diversity, Distribution and Conservation - Aquatic Ecosystem: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation - page 161

Table 11.1 Common use of freshwater mollusca as food and other purpose in various parts of India
Name Common name/local name State used as food

Gastropoda
Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck)

Googli, Ghongi (Hindi, Kurmali) Arunachal Pradesh (Triap), Bihar, Jharkhand,

Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, West
Bengal

Chota Genda (Ho)
Rookai/Ketla/Baska (Santhali), Googli, Shamuk (Bengali)
Genda Shamuk/Jal Ghanti (oriya). Thoroi (Manipur), Echalok
(Garo), Mattah (Khasi), Sipuru/Dhan Samuk (Baghmara), Chenkal
(Mizo), Chikangbook (Riang)

Bellamya dissimilis (Mueller) Googli, Ghongi (Hindi, Kurmali) Jharkhand, Bihar, Meghalaya, Odisha

Chota Genda (Ho)
Rookai/Ketla/Baska (Santhali), Googli, Shamuk (Bengali)
Genda Shamuk/Jal Ghanti (oriya). Thoroi (Manipur), Echalok
(Garo), Mattah (Khasi), Sipuru/Dhan Samuk (Baghmara)

Angulyagra oxytropis (Benson) Thoroi (Manipur) Manipur

Cipangopaludina lecythis (Benson) Chenkal (Mizo), Chikangbook (Riang), Thoroi (Manipur) Manipur, Mizoram

Pila globosa (Swainson) Ghonga (Hindi, Kurmali, Mundari) Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal

Genda (Ho, Oriya)
Marang rakai (Santhali), Shamuk (Bengali)

Pila theobaldi (Hanley) Yafu (Garo), Mattah (Khasi), Hamuk/Tomka Samuk (Bagmara) Meghalaya

Brotia ( Antimelania ) costula (Rafi nesque) Mochra Samuk (Bengali), Lai Thoroi (Manipur), Echalu (Garo),

Mattah (Khasi), Sipuru rodong *Baghmara

Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, West
Bengal (North Bengal)

Paludomus ( Paludomus ) blanfordiana Nevill Chenkal (Mizo), Chikangbook (Riang), Thoroi (Manipur) Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram

Paludomus ( Paludomus ) conica (Gray) Thoroi (Manipur), Achhilu (Garo), Mattah (Khasi), Sipuru/Samuk

(Baghmara), Chenkal (Mizo), Chikangbook (Riang)

Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram

Paludomus ( Paludomus ) pustulosa Annandale Chenkal (Mizo), Chikangbook (Riang) Mizoram

Paludomus ( Paludomus ) regulata Benson Echalok (Garo), Mattah (Khasi), Sipuru/Samuk (Baghmara),

Chenkal (Mizo), Chikangbook (Riang)

Meghalaya, Mizoram

Bivalvia
Solenaia soleniformis (Benson) Tuikep (Mizo), Clampy (Beta) Manipur

Lamellidens corrianus (Lea) Chachni/Katla (Kurmali/), Sunti (Ho), Jhinuk/Samuk (Oriya),

Baska/Sunti (Santhali) Jhinuk//Katli (Bengali) Kongran (Manipuri)

Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Manipur

Lamellidens generosus (Gould) Kongran (Manipuri) Manipur