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Scientific Name: Pelecyora excisa (Röding, 1798)
English Name: Venus clam
Local/Bangla Name: Chilon (ছিলন)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is solid, rather thick, compressed, and ovate. The umbones are curved and pointed. The exterior of the shell has concentric striae, which are lines that run concentrically around the shell. Lunule is moderately large and superficial. The ligament is small. The color of the shell is creamy-white to rusty-brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia 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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
