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Scientific Name: Glycymeris nummaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Glycymeris violascens (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Purple bittersweet
Local/Bangla Name: Kouta chilon (কৌটা ছিলন)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Glycymerididae
Description:
Shell is thin, circular, equivalve, equilateral and has two equal-sized shells that are the same size and shape. Shell has fine radial grooves and concentric striae.
Color is violet with lighter stripes and a soft, dark brown periostracum, meaning the outside of the shell is violet with lighter stripes and the outer covering of the shell is soft and dark brown.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia island and Teknaf beach area
Environment:
Marine ,benthic,subTropical
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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