Survey of bivalve molluscs in Gulf of Mannar, India


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Authors

  • P Shahul Hameed P. G. Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli — 620 020, India
  • S S N Somasundaram P. G. Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli — 620 020, India

Abstract

Out of 55 species of bivalve molluscs collected from Gulf of Mannar, 49 species belonging to two subclasses, four orders and eighteen families were identified and classified. Mandapam and adjacent islands maintain a rich bivalve diversity than the other areas. A depleting trend on bivalve species diversity in the Gulf of Mannar was evident from the present study when compared with earlier records and the significance of the study is discussed.

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Author Biographies

  • P Shahul Hameed, P. G. Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli — 620 020, India
    P. G. Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College,
    Tiruchirapalli — 620 020, India
  • S S N Somasundaram, P. G. Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli — 620 020, India
    P. G. Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College,
    Tiruchirapalli — 620 020, India

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Vol. 45 No. 2 (1998)

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Hameed, P. S., & Somasundaram, S. S. N. (2011). Survey of bivalve molluscs in Gulf of Mannar, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 45(2), 177-181. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8741