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Scientific Name: Donax carinatus Hanley,1843
English Name: Carinate donax/Sculptured Donax
Local/Bangla Name: Nokh chilon (নখ ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Donacidae
Description:
The shell is small, thick, and laterally compressed, trigonal or wedge-shaped with concentric growth lines crossing with the radial ribs. The ventral margin is crenulated .The umbones are opisthogyrate. The hinge has two small cardinal teeth and less developed lateral teeth. The pallial sinus is deep. The interior of the shell is smooth
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf sea beach and Sundarbans beach area
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans Bangladesh. Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST). 394pp.
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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