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Scientific Name: Saccella commutata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
Synonym: Nuculana fragilis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Nut clam
Local/Bangla Name: Kan chilon (কান ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Family: Nuculanidea
Description:
Nuculana fragilis has medium-sized shell that is thin, inflated and semipellucid. anterior part is rounded and dorsal margin straight. Exterior sculptured by closely spaced fine concentric ridges. Anterior side of the ligament with 14 teeth. There are 16 teeth in the posterior region. It has beaklike posterior part. Colour: exterior pale brown, interior white with no iridescence. Posterior, dorsal and also ventral margins concave.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Maheshkhali and Sonadia island in 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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