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Scientific Name: Barbatia amygdalumtostum (Röding, 1798)
English Name: Almond ark/Brown ark
Local/Bangla Name: Kan chilon (কান ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Description:
Shell is solid, laterally compressed, and sub-rectangular in shape. Body surface is decussate, which means it is marked with a network of ridges and grooves. Periostracum is fibrous, hinge is minutely curved and short.
The teeth are horizontally arranged, meaning they are arranged in a row along the hinge.
The outer surface is dark brown, often with 2 or 3 pale bands radiating from the umbones.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island, Sonadia and Maheshkhali islands
Environment:
Marine
Other 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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