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Scientific Name: Dosinia grata Deshayes,1853
English Name: Venus clam
Local/Bangla Name: Kouta chilon (কৌটা ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1904SD-86
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is medium-sized, compressed, thick, and orbicular. Outer surface is sculptured by concentric thin plate-like ridges. The interior is smooth with muscle scars. The outer margin is circular. The umbones are bent towards the anterior end. The color is whitish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR, Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
