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Scientific Name: Dosinia variegata (Gray,1838)
English Name: Variegrated dosinia
Local/Bangla Name: Kouta chilon (কৌটা ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1811SD-11
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is moderate in size, solid, compressed, thick, and orbicular. The outer surface is white along the distinct growth lines and is sculptured by coarse, narrow concentric thin plate-like ridges. The interior surface is smooth, with muscle scars. The outer margin is circular. The umbones are bent towards the anterior end. The lunule is tiny. The color is white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine
Other 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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