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Scientific Name: Asaphis deflorata (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Gaudy Asaphis
Local/Bangla Name: Patla chilon (পাতলা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Psammobiidae
Description:
The shell is medium-sized, moderately thick, solid, and inflated. It is elongated and egg-shaped with the umbones located a little forward of the midlength of the shell. The outer surface is sculptured with strong, rounded, and fine radial ribs. The ribs are slightly scaly on the anterior and posterior slopes. The hinge has two cardinal teeth in each valve. The pallial sinus is relatively shallow. The inner margins are smooth.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar
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.
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