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Scientific Name: Anadara antiquata (Linnaeus,1758)
English Name: Antique ark
Local/Bangla Name: Daitta chilon (দৈত্য ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1904SD-111
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Description:
The body is obliquely ovate, pallial line is without a sinus, which is a groove in the pallial line. cardinal area is narrow and elongate as well as ligament is external. color of the shell is greyish-white to darker grey on the umbonal and posterior part, with a dark brown periostracum (outer covering). The interior of the shell is white, often with a light yellow color in the umbonal cavity. byssal gape is absent, which means there is no opening in the shell for the byssus, a thread-like organ that some bivalves use to attach themselves to surfaces.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island and Sonadia islands
Environment:
Marine, Benthic, Tropical
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.
Brishti PS (2020) Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Marine Bivalves (Mollusca:Bivalvia)from Sonadia Island, Bangladesh,MSc Thesis,Department of Zoology,Jahangirnagar University
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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