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Scientific Name: Nucula mitralis Hinds, 1843
English Name: Nut clam
Local/Bangla Name: Chilon/Zhinuk (ছিলন/ঝিনুক)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculida
Family: Nuculidae
Description:
Shell is oval or bilong in shape, longer than broad, inequilateral, nacreous. acute umbones: lunule lozenge-shaped. It has rounded anterior margin. Posterior side is short that is less than half of the anterior side. Plate- like hinge teeth, anterior side have 25-28 teeth and posterior side have 8-9 teeth. Ventral margin is denticulate on the inner side. Colour: exterior olive or greyish with reddish-brown or greyish-brown rays emanating from the umbones.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s 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:
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