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Scientific Name: Sunetta menstrualis (Menke, 1843)
English Name: Mauve sunetta
Local/Bangla Name: Zhinuk/Chilon (ঝিনুক/ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
The shell is small to moderately large, thick, oval-shaped, solid, and rather inflated. The outer margin is rounded, and the inner margin is crenulated. The interior surface is smooth, with muscle scars. The escutcheon (the central area of the shell) is deeply sunken between the valves. The lunule is small and elongate. The color of the shell is creamy, with rays and concentric bands of purple and purplish-brown markings.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal areas of Cox’s Bazar, Sonadia Island and Teknaf
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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