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Scientific Name: Magallana ariakensis (Fujita, 1913)
Synonym: Crassostrea ariakensis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Japanese Oyster/Chinese river oyster/Suminoe oyster
Local/Bangla Name: Kostura chilon (কস্তুরা ছিলন)
Photo: Indian seashells
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Ostreidae
Description:
The shell is medium to large in size, longer than wide, thick, elongate, and more or less flat. The shell is inequivalve, meaning that the two valves are not the same size. The outer surface of the shell has coarse and widely spaced concentric lamellae, which are ridges that go around the shell in a circle. The interior of the shell is smooth, with a large muscle scar near the center. The hinge teeth are absent, meaning that there are no teeth on the hinge that allow the two valves to lock together. The margins of the shell are smooth. The color of the shell is white, cream, or pale brown on the outside, and white on the inside
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Shahporirdwip in Teknaf and Mandarbaria in the Sundarban 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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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