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Scientific Name: Pitar albastrum (Reeve, 1863)
English Name: Albastrum Pitar Venus
Local/Bangla Name: Teilla Chilon (তৈল্লা ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1811SD-13
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is thin, ovately cordate and inflated. It is short at the anterior end and elongate at the posterior end. The umbones are not very prominent. The exterior of the shell is sculptured with irregular, concentric, wrinkle striae, which are lines that run concentrically around the shell. The color of the shell is white, with a faint rust tint.
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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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