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Scientific Name: Vasticardium flavum (Linnaeus,1758)
Synonym: Trachycardium flavum (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Fan-shaped cockle/Pacific yellow cockle/Flavum heart cockle
Local/Bangla Name: Khouta chilon (কৌটা ছিলন)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Description:
The shell is egg-shaped, thick, and inflated. It is rounded at the back and wider towards the sides. It has 30 prominent, deep, and narrow radial ribs. The back of the shell has small scales, while the rest of the shell is smooth. The outside of the shell is whitish, sometimes with dark spots. The inside of the shell is completely white.
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:
Bhuiyan MMS Malacofaunal Diversity in Sonadia Island of Bangladesh.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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