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Scientific Name: Byssogerdius striatulus (Hanley, 1843)
Synonym: Modiolus striatulus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Furrowed Horse Mussel
Local/Bangla Name: Patla zhinuk (পাতলা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Description:
The shell is small, thin, and fragile. It is slightly elongated towards the back and is equivalve. The umbo, or the point at which the two valves meet, is rounded. The outer surface of the shell is sculptured by numerous fine concentric lines, which are lines that circle the shell. The lines are covered by a light brown periostracum. The hinge line is smooth, and the margin of the shell is not crenulated, which means that it is not notched or jagged. The outside of the shell is brown, and the inside of the shell is pearly-white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal region of Bangladesh
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.
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