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Scientific Name: Septifer excisus (Wiegmann, 1837)
English Name: Deck mussel
Local/Bangla Name: Choto chilon (ছোট ছিলন)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Mytilida
Family: Mytilidae
Description:
Small to medium,thick,solid,elongate oval shell with a strongly curved anterior end.Outer surface sculptured by numerous radial ribs,crossed by regular widely spaced coarse growth ridges.Interior smooth,shiny with muscle scar ,margin finely crenulated.Exterior color is pinkish white,interior pinkish brown or yellowish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s 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:
Other Information
