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Scientific Name: Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835
Synonym: Chama reflexa (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Reflexed jewel box/Large Pacific Chama
Local/Bangla Name: Kata chilon (কাটা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Chamidae
Description:
The shell is large, thick, and circular, with two unequally sized valves. The interior is smooth, with elongated scars where the adductor muscles attach. The hinge is thick and arched. The inner margin is encircled by a finely crenulated striae. The shell is whitish to light rose in color, with a dark purple band on the postero-lateral side
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s 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.
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