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Scientific Name: Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Synonym: Ruditapes variegatus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Variegated carpet shell/Variegate Venus
Local/Bangla Name: Kouta chilon (কৌটা ছিলন)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Description:
Shell thick with a variable, moderately inflated shape, elongate-ovate to subquadrate in outline, relatively long for its height. Umbones markedly anterior to the midline. Lunule long, narrow and about 3 to 4 times longer than wide. Escutcheon on both valves well marked, deep and narrow. Outer sculpture with finely latticed concentric and radial ribs. Hinge with 3 cardinal teeth, without the lateral teeth. Pallial sinus shallow, well developed, but far from attaining the midlength of the valves. Internal margins smooth. Colour: variable, cream to fawn, brown or grey, variegated or uniform.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sonadia Island and Teknaf sea beach area
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
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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