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Scientific Name: Periglypta puerpera (Linnaeus, 1771)
English Name: Youthful venus
Local/Bangla Name: Kouta chilon (কৌটা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is large, thick, oval, equivalve, and rounded-quadrate. The lunule and escutcheon are well developed. The hinge has 3 cardinal teeth. The left valve has a small anterior lateral tooth. Pallial sinus is well-developed pointing forward well beyond the posterior adductor scar. The internal margins are finely crenulated. The outer margin is thick and rounded. The color of the exterior is greyish-white, and the interior is whitish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Nuniarchar in Cox’s Bazar
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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