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Scientific Name: Marcia opima (Gmelin, 1791)
English Name: Fertile venus
Local/Bangla Name: Patla chilon (পাতলা ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1904SD-11, MB1904SD-25, MB1904SD-72, MB1901SD-44, MB1901SD-74, MB1901SD-32, MB1901SD-10
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is medium-sized, thick, ovate-trigonal and inequilateral. The umbones are prominent and strongly anterior to the midline of the valves. Outer surface is smooth with concentric growth lines. The inner surface is glossy. Shell has two muscle scars and a hinge with 3 cardinal teeth. The pallial sinus is well developed. The color of the shell is variable, but is usually light brownish with light blackish radial rays. The interior of the shell is whitish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Nuniarchar in Cox’s Bazar
Environment:
Benthic, Brackish, Tropical
Main References:
Brishti PS (2020) Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Marine Bivalves (Mollusca:Bivalvia)from Sonadia Island, Bangladesh,MSc Thesis,Department of Zoology,Jahangirnagar University
Other 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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