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Scientific Name: Sunetta effosa (Hanley, 1843)
English Name: Fosate sunetta
Local/Bangla Name: Porir pakh chilon (পরীর পাখ ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is medium-sized, solid, and inflated, with a rounded outer margin. The umbones are towards the anterior end. The outer surface is sculptured by remarkable growth lines, and the outer edge is crenulated by a teeth-like projection. The color is creamy on the outside, decorated with a light brown zigzag pattern, and white on the inside.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island and Teknaf sea beach
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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