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Scientific Name: Neotrapezium sublaevigatum (Lamarck, 1819)
Synonym: Trapezium sublaevigatum (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Trapezium clams
Local/Bangla Name: Chilon (ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Trapezidae
Description:
The shell is medium-sized, oblong, solid, compressed, and quadriangular. It does not have a strong keel on the posterior dorsal margin. The umbo is small and situated anteriorly. The dorsal margin slopes posteriorly, while the ventral margin is nearly straight. The shell is marked by purplish rays against a dull white background. The periostracum is greenish-brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia and St. Martin’s Islands
Environment:
Marine,Benthic,SubTropical
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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