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Scientific Name: Serratina capsoides (Lamarck, 1818)
Synonym: Tellina capsoides (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Boxlike tellin
Local/Bangla Name: Patla chilon (পাতলা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Tellinidae
Description:
The outer surface of the shell is decorated with regular, fine, concentric ridges. The interior of the shell has distinct muscle scars. The pallial sinus is deep. The exterior of the shell is whitish, with brownish umbones. The interior of the shell is similarly colored, often with a yellow tint.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Teknaf beach area and Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
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