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Scientific Name: Solen ceylonensis Leach, 1814
Synonym: Solen truncatus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Truncate razor chilon/Guinea razor clam
Local/Bangla Name: Lomba nokh chilon (লম্বা নখ ছিলন)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Adapedonta
Family: Solenidae
Description:
The shell is large, elongate, and relatively broad and thick. It is laterally compressed, meaning that it is wider than it is tall. The two halves of the shell are equal in size and the anterior end is angled, while the posterior end (back) is abruptly cut away. The gape of the shell is wide. The exterior of the shell is compressed, glossy, and smooth, with distinct concentric rays on the posterodorsal slope (the back side) and longitudinal lines (lines that run lengthwise) on the anteroventral side . The color of the shell is creamy, with reddish or pinkish rays on the posterodorsal slope and yellowish-brown on the anteroventral side. The interior of the shell is shiny pinkish-white
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island and Sonadia Island
Environment:
Marine,Benthic,subTropical
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:
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