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Scientific Name: Pharella javanica (Lamarck, 1818)
English Name: Javanese razor clam
Local/Bangla Name: Chekon chilon (চিকন ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Pharidae
Description:
The umbones are located behind the anterior of the shell length . The cardinal teeth are blade-like and fragile, with 2 in the left valve and 3 in the right valve. The internal surface of the shell is smooth. The adductor scars are subequal. The shell is elongate ovate in shape . The pallial sinus is very shallow.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island and Sundarban area
Environment:
Marine, Benthic, Tropical
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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