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Scientific Name: Donax incarnatus Gmelin,1791
English Name: Fleshy donax
Local/Bangla Name: Nakh chilon (নাক ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Donacidae
Description:
The shell is small, thick, and equilateral as well as compressed laterally. The umbones are small and situated behind the midline. The outer surface is rather smooth. The periostracum is thin and glossy. The ligament is short; the lunule is small. Pallial sinus is deep and broad. The internal margins are crenulated. The color of the shell can vary, but is often white or cream; the interior is whitish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf sea beach and Sundarbans beach area
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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