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Scientific Name: Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775)
English Name: Pacific asaphis
Local/Bangla Name: Dagi zhinuk (দাগী ঝিনুক)
Labcode: MB1810SM-53
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Psammobiidae
Description:
Shell medium, inflated, elongate- ovate, outer surface sculptured by strong, rounded radial ribs, crossed with growth lamellae. Umbones a little forward of the midlength of the shell. Posterior margin convex, somewhat obliquely truncate, meeting the straight posterodorsal margin at an obtuse angle.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal areas of Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf and St. Martin’s Island
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:
Bhuiyan MMS Malacofaunal Diversity in Sonadia Island of Bangladesh.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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