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Scientific Name: Septifer bilocularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Box mussel
Local/Bangla Name: Choto chilon (ছোট ছিলন)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Description:
The umbones are terminal, moderately pointed, sharply tapering, and ventrally recurved. There is a small shell ledge above the umbonal cavity, which is the depression in the shell where the umbones are located. The ledge supports the anterior adductor scar, which is a scar on the inside of the shell where the main muscle that closes the shell attaches. The internal margin, or the edge of the shell where the two valves meet, is finely crenulated, meaning that it is notched or jagged. The color of the exterior of the shell is greenish-brown, and it is paler towards the umbones.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martins, Sonadia islands and Teknaf area
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
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