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Scientific Name: Dallitellina rostrata (Linnaeus,1758)
Synonym: tellina spengleri (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Spenglers tellin
Local/Bangla Name: Chamus chilon (চামুচ ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1901SD-54
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Description:
Shell medium, elongate, narrowly triangular, flattened, strongly twisted posteriorly. Posterior as well as the anterior end, to some extent, pointed. Exterior distinctly sculptured by concentric fine ridges, becoming oblique posteriorly. Each valve with a spined ridge running from the beak to each dorsal extremity;flattened furrow below each posterior ridge (Oliver, 1975). Umbones near the middle of the dorsal side; ventral margin sharp, gently curved. Hinge with 2 cardinal teeth; well developed 1 lateral tooth on each side far away from the hinge. Colour: grey-white with bluish patches; interior bluish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island in Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf sea beach
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Brishti PS (2020) Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Marine Bivalves (Mollusca:Bivalvia)from Sonadia Island, Bangladesh,MSc Thesis,Department of Zoology,Jahangirnagar University
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
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