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Scientific Name: Mesocibota bistrigata (Dunker,1866)
Synonym: Barbatia bistrigata (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Bistrig ark shell/Cockle
Local/Bangla Name: Kan chilon (কান ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Description:
Shell is small, flat, and rectangular.
The outer surface is sculptured by radial ribs and concentric lines. Inner margin is crenulated, meaning it is jagged or notched. Hinge teeth are more or less straight.
The exterior is brownish, and the interior is white.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia island
Environment:
Marine
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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