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Scientific Name: Tegillarca granosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Anadara granosa (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Granular ark
Local/Bangla Name: Daitta chilon (দৈত্য ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1904SD-29, MB1904SD-32
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Description:
Outside of the shell is white under a yellowish-brown periostracum, which is the outer covering of the shell.
The inside of the shell is white, often tinged light yellow towards the umbonal cavity, which is the pointed end of the shell.
Shell is orbicularly ovate.
The two shells are equal in size.
The sculpture is radiately ribbed, meaning it is marked with ridges that radiate from the center of the shell.
There are up to 20 ribs, and they are tuberculate, meaning they have small bumps
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar ( Nuniar char, Sonadia, Maheshkhali) and Sundarbans Mangrove forest
Environment:
Benthic,brackish,Tropical
Main References:
Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2017) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans Bangladesh. Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST). 394pp.
Other References:
Brishti PS (2020) Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Marine Bivalves (Mollusca:Bivalvia)from Sonadia Island, Bangladesh,MSc Thesis,Department of Zoology,Jahangirnagar University
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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