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Scientific Name: Siliqua inflexa (W. Wood, 1815)
Synonym: Siliqua winteriana (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Winters razor clam
Local/Bangla Name: Lomba chilon (লম্বা ছিলন)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Pharidae
Description:
The ventral margin (the bottom edge of the shell) is roughly parallel to the dorsal margin (the top edge of the shell), and it is slightly contracted in the middle. The umbones are low and located behind the anterior of the shell length. The cardinal teeth are blade-like and fragile, with 2 in the left valve and 3 in the right valve. The internal surface of the shell is smooth. The adductor scars are subequal. The shell is elongate ovate in shape (long and oval). The pallial sinus is very shallow.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island
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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