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Scientific Name: Quidnipagus palatam Iredale,1929
Synonym: Tellina palatam (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Plate tellin
Local/Bangla Name: Patla chilon (পাতলা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Description:
The umbones, or hinge teeth, of the shell are located at about the middle of the valves. The outer surface of the shell is decorated with irregular, circular, wavy ridges. There is one anterior and one posterior cardinal tooth in each valve. The anterior adductor muscle scar is elongated, while the posterior adductor muscle scar is roughly square and has a distinct, tooth-like expansion at the bottom. The pallial sinus is very deep, and the shell margins are indented.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island at Cox’s Bazar
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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