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Scientific Name: Crassostrea lacerata (Hanley,1846)
English Name: Lacerata oyster
Local/Bangla Name: Kostura (কস্তুরা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreina
Family: Ostreidae
Description:
The shell is small to medium in size and elongated. There are no crenulations on the side of the hinge or the body shell. The outer margin of the shell is thin, sharp, and has two short spine-like projections. There is a large muscle scar at the central part of the shell. The color of the shell is creamy-white with a brownish central area. The margins of the shell are blackish. The interior of the shell is creamy white with dark patches on the margins.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Teknaf area and St. Martin’s Island, Shallow water of tidal to subtropical depth of fairly constant turbidity and salinity.
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
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
