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Scientific Name: Sunetta meroe (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Pure 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 outer surface of the shell is covered in coarse, continuous radial ribs. The outer edge of the shell is crenulated by a teeth-like projection. The hinge of the shell has 3 cardinal teeth, which are arranged radially in each valve. The color of the shell is creamy, with purplish-brown blotches arranged in zigzag patterns. The interior of the shell is white, but violet below the umbones.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar sea beach, 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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