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Scientific Name: Lutraria complanata (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonym: Lutraria elongata (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Elongate otter clam
Local/Bangla Name: Lomba chilon (লম্বা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Mactridae
Description:
Shell medium, thin, compressed, fragile, elongated with both ends rounded. Umbones towards the anterior end, low scarcelyprojecting about hinge line. Exterior ornamented by fine concentric growth lines. A deep triangular pit or notch below the inner side of the umbo, Pallial sinus broad and deep. Inner margin sharp. Colour: outside light purplish-grey, thin brownish periostracom. Interior white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine, Benthic, Sub-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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