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Scientific Name: Gafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791)
English Name: Forked venus
Local/Bangla Name: Zhinuk/Chilon (ঝিনুক/ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1604SM-01
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is medium-sized, thick, and solid. The lunule is lanceolate flattish and has concentric growth marks and a fine peripheral groove. The escutcheon is long and narrow. The hinge has 3 cardinal teeth at each valve. The pallial sinus is very shallow. The inner margins are finely crenulated. The color of the outer surface is pale brown, often with various patterns of darker brown blotches and mottling. The inner surface is smooth and white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal areas of Sonadia Island and Teknaf
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
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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