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Scientific Name: Geloina bengalensis (Lamarck, 1818)
Synonym: Polymesoda bengalensis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Mangrove clam,Bengal clam,Bengali geloina
Local/Bangla Name: Bangla zhinuk (বাংলা ঝিনুক), Teli chilon (তেলি ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Cyrenidae
Description:
The shell is medium-sized, subtrigonal in outline, equivalve, and slightly inequilateral. The ligament is external and thick. The hinge has three strong cardinal teeth and one anterior and one posterior smooth lateral teeth in the left valve, against two in the right valve. The pallial sinus is inconspicuous, and the muscle scars are distinct. The exterior of the shell is chalky white under a deep brown periostracum, and the interior is chalky or porcelain-white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans, Chakoria and Teknaf area
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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