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Scientific Name: Spondylus butleri Reeve, 1856
Synonym: Spondylus americanus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Butlers thorny oyster
Local/Bangla Name: Kata Jhinuk (কাটা ঝিনুক)
Labcode: MB1904SM-08
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Spondylidae
Description:
Shell medium,inequivalve,variable in shape ,usually oval,right valve moew convex and lighter than the left,Outer surface radially striated with long ,flattened erect spines.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island, Sonadia Island and Teknaf area
Environment:
Marine, Benthic, Tropical
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:
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