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Scientific Name: Macromangulus tenuis (da Costa, 1778)
Synonym: Tellina tenuis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Thin tellin
Local/Bangla Name: Patla chilon (পাতলা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Description:
It is fragile and inequilateral. The front of the shell is rounded, and the posterior end is obliquely attenuated. The umbones are located at the midlength of the valves. The external ligament is prominent. The color of the shell can be pink, red, white, orange, or shades of these colors, often in concentric bands.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s and Sonadia islands
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
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