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Scientific Name: Timoclea arakana (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871)
English Name: Arakan venus
Local/Bangla Name: Taylla chilon (তৈল্লা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
Shell small, solid, thin, oval-trigonal, posterior end slightly attenuated, anterior rounded. Radial ribs strong at the anterior and posterior ends, weaker in the middle portion where they cross by strong concentric growth lines; umbones almost at the middle, sharp outer margin, interior surface smooth. Hinge with 3 cardinal teeth, without lateral teeth. Colour: creamy-yellow with occasional dark brown blotches.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island and Teknaf sea beach area
Environment:
Marine, Benthic, Tropical
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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