Nutritional Freshwater Life
114
Minerals (mg per 13 g)
Na
K
Ca
Mg
P
Fe
Zn
Cu Mn
9.49 8.58 16.9 1.56 11.18 0.69 0.27 0.05 0.20
Source: Data from Calorieslism.
MuSSeLS
Lamellidens jenkinsianus Benson 1862
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Common name: Thick-shelled river
mussel.
Distribution: India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Nepal (Budha and Daniel,
2010).
Habitat: Large rivers basins, stagnant
water bodies, including man-made
ponds.
Description: The shell of this species
measures 20.5 mm. The lateral teeth
in both valves are elongately arched
and grooved down the whole length.
Anterior scars are very deep, and posterior scar is elongated but not well
marked. Interior of the shell is pale bluish and nacreous (Dey, 2007).
Lamellidens generosus Gould 1847 (= Unio generosus)
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Common name: Mussel.
Distribution: India, Burma, and Bangladesh, as well as Nepal (MUSSEL
Project).
114
Minerals (mg per 13 g)
Na
K
Ca
Mg
P
Fe
Zn
Cu Mn
9.49 8.58 16.9 1.56 11.18 0.69 0.27 0.05 0.20
Source: Data from Calorieslism.
MuSSeLS
Lamellidens jenkinsianus Benson 1862
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Common name: Thick-shelled river
mussel.
Distribution: India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Nepal (Budha and Daniel,
2010).
Habitat: Large rivers basins, stagnant
water bodies, including man-made
ponds.
Description: The shell of this species
measures 20.5 mm. The lateral teeth
in both valves are elongately arched
and grooved down the whole length.
Anterior scars are very deep, and posterior scar is elongated but not well
marked. Interior of the shell is pale bluish and nacreous (Dey, 2007).
Lamellidens generosus Gould 1847 (= Unio generosus)
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Common name: Mussel.
Distribution: India, Burma, and Bangladesh, as well as Nepal (MUSSEL
Project).