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Scientific Name: Timoclea imbricata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853)
English Name: Imbricate venus
Local/Bangla Name: Taylla chilon (তৈল্লা ছিলন)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
Shell small, inflated, trigonal, ovately subquardate, angulate posteriorly, rounded anteriorly. Sculptured by 20 radial ribs, crenately imbricated, nearly excavate interstices. Inner margin crenulated, surface smooth. Hinge with 3 cardinal teeth, without lateral teeth. Colour: whitish, tinged with rust-brown and umbonal region violet.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island and Teknaf sea beach area
Environment:
Marine, Benthic, Tropical
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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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