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Scientific Name: Barbatia foliata (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Decussate Ark/File Ark/Clothed Ark
Local/Bangla Name: Kan chilon (কান ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1810SM-61
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Description:
shell is medium-sized, inflated, and trigonal-ovate. The shell is rounded but somewhat hexagonal
The surface is decussate. The hinge teeth are horizontally arranged, meaning they are arranged in a row along the hinge. The inner margin is not crenulated.
and outer surface of the shell is whitish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island, Sonadia island and in Teknaf area
Environment:
Marine
Main 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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
