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Scientific Name: Vasticardium enode (G.B Sowerby II,1840)
Synonym: Trachycardium enode (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Enode cockle
Local/Bangla Name: Khouta chilon (কৌটা ছিলন)
Labcode: MB1810SM-57
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Description:
The shell is medium-sized, egg-shaped, and rather thick. It is taller than it is wide, and has protruding, narrowly rounded umbones that are situated above the hinge line (the line where the two halves of the shell meet). The exterior of the shell is sculptured with 32-34 strong radial ribs with narrow spaces between them.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s Island and Sonadia Island
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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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