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Scientific Name: Barnea manilensis (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
English Name: Manila piddock
Local/Bangla Name: Chamoch chilon (চামচ ছিলন)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Pholadidae
Description:
Shell thin, inflated, elongate-ovate, rostrate anteriorly, rounded posteriorly, more than 3 times longer than high, widely gaping anteriorly, posteriorly narrow. Umbonal reflection nearly adhering to the shell. Sculptured with strong radial and concentric ridges; radial ridges anteriorly stronger and posteriorly weaker with tubercles at the intersections with lamellae. Pallial sinus deep. Inner surface with a long narrow internal blade or apophysis under the beak. Colour: dirty white, interior milky-white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island and Nuniarchar in Cox’s Bazar
Environment:
Marine, Benthic, Tropical
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
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