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Scientific Name: Paphia crassisulca (Lamarck, 1818)
English Name: Sulcose venus
Local/Bangla Name: Kan chilon (কান ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
Shell medium, solid, compressed, moderately inflated, ovate-elliptical. Lunule elongate. Ventral margin gently curved; posterior end slightly angulated. Umbones low anteriorly. Numerous smooth, concentric growth ridges present. Hinge with 3 cardinal teeth, without the lateral teeth. Colour: creamy, pale yellow or pinkish-brown, often marked with brown or reddish-brown rays.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island Teknaf sea beach
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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