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Scientific Name: Pinna muricata Linnaeus, 1758
English Name: Prickly pen shell/Prickly razor clam
Local/Bangla Name: Kostura chilon (কস্তুরা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Pinnidae
Description:
The shell is large, thin, fragile, and triangular in shape. The sculpture of the shell can vary. The dorsal margin of the shell is concave, the posterior margin is squared off, and the ventral margin is concave. The internal nacreous layer is strong and divided into two almost equal lobes by a median radial groove. The posterior adductor scar often extends onto the ventral lobe of the nacreous area.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island
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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