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Scientific Name: Paratapes undulatus (Born, 1778)
English Name: Undulate venus
Local/Bangla Name: Kan chilon (কান ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1901SD-07, MB1901SD-135, MB1901SD-134, MB1901SD-133, MB1901SD-80, MB1901SD-17, MB1901SD-50, MB1901SD-51, MB1901SD-271
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The umbones are anterior to the middle of the shell. The ventral margin is broadly rounded. The lunule is lanceolate. The outer surface of the shell is smooth, glossy, and has fine, slightly oblique, undulating grooves crossing the shallow concentric growth marks. The hinge is narrow and has 3 cardinal teeth, without the lateral teeth. The internal margin of the shell is smooth. The outside of the shell is cream to light mauve, with a net-like pattern of tan zigzag lines.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island and Teknaf sea beach
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
Brishti PS (2020) Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Marine Bivalves (Mollusca:Bivalvia)from Sonadia Island, Bangladesh,MSc Thesis,Department of Zoology,Jahangirnagar University
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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