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Scientific Name: Corbula sulcata Lamarck, 1801
English Name: Sulcate corbula
Local/Bangla Name: Pobitro jhinuk (পবিত্র ঝিনুক)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Corbulidae
Description:
Shell small, thick, solid, inflated. ovate-trigonal, right valve lightly embraces the left by the over-lapping ventral margin; anterior end rounded; posterior end beak-like: umbones large. anterior; outer surface marked by growth lines, a distinct periostracum absent. Valve sculptured with strong concentric ridges. Smooth inner surface with muscle scars. Colour: whitish-brown or greyish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Teknaf sea beach
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.
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