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Scientific Name: Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus), 1758
Synonym: Venerupis decussata (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Decussate venus/Carpet shell/Grooved carpet shell
Local/Bangla Name: Kouta chilon (কৌটা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is solid, compressed, broadly oval, and moderately inflated. Shell has strong radial ribs and concentric grooves. The decussate surface is particularly well defined anteriorly and posteriorly. The growth stages of the shell are clear The color of the shell is whitish, yellow, or pale brown, sometimes with streaks, rays, blotches, or zigzags of darker brown
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island and Teknaf sea beach
Environment:
Brackish, 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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