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Scientific Name: Brechites attrahens ([Lightfoot], 1786)
English Name: Vaginal watering pot/Furbellowed watering pot
Local/Bangla Name: Pipe (পাইপ)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Penicillidae
Description:
Tube somewhat uneven, tapering from the base, smooth with indistinct growth lines. Foreign matter not attached. Domed base surrounded by a flat, thin frill of radiating, fine tubules; dome with narrow, central slit and fine,raised grooves. Shell elongate, situated just above the fringe; sunken not noticeable. Colour: white to pale grey.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia and St. Martin’s Islands
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
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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