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Scientific Name: Placamen lamellatum (Röding, 1798)
Synonym: Bassina calophylla (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Wooden venus
Local/Bangla Name: Kouta chilon (কৌটা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
Shell is small, solid, thick, trigonal-ovate and has a rounded ventral margin. Lunule is narrow and indistinct. There are about 6 thin, well-developed concentric lamellae turned upwards at their outer edges. The hinge has 3 cardinal teeth, without anterior lateral teeth. The pallial sinus is distinct, meaning it is easy to see. The outer margin is thick and rounded, and the interior has muscle scars
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island and Teknaf sea beach
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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