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Scientific Name: Anadara indica (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonym: Scapharca deyrollei (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Hazelnut Ark
Local/Bangla Name: Kan Zhinuk (কান ঝিনুক)
Labcode: MB1904SD-107
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Description:
Shell of medium size, up to 50 mm in length, 30 mm in height and 19 mm in depth. The length-height proportion less than in Anadara inaequivalvis; elongate, inequivalve, with an angulated dorsal region. Umbones not elevated. Ligamental area narrow. Surface sculptured with 34 to 36 radiating ribs. An oblique keel runs on the posterior part of the shell and this distinguishes it from Anadara inaequivalvis.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal areas of Cox’s Bazar and Sundarbans area
Environment:
Marine, Benthic, Tropical
Other References:
Brishti PS (2020) Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Marine Bivalves (Mollusca:Bivalvia)from Sonadia Island, Bangladesh,MSc Thesis,Department of Zoology,Jahangirnagar University
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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