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Scientific Name: Exolaternula spengleri (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonym: Laternula truncata (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Truncate lantern clam
Local/Bangla Name: Patla chilon (পাতলা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Myida
Family: Laternulidae
Description:
Shell medium, thin, elongate oblong, umbones anterior; anterior dorsal straight and concave posterior dorsal; almost straight ventral margin; rounded anterior end with straight square, posterior end having a large gape. Outer surface smooth. Hinge without cardinal teeth. Pallial sinus flattened. Colour: surface white with reddish-brown outline.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine, Benthic, Tropical
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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