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Molluscan diversity in Keezhathottam of Thanjavur district,  Tamil Nadu, India with special reference to Gastropods and Bivalves

S.Raveendran, O.Sathick, K.Muthukumaravel, R.Rajakumar and S.Ramu

Year : 2016 | Volume: 1 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 141-143

doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1310549

Received on: 06/17/2016

Revised on: 06/27/2016

Accepted on: 06/28/2016

Published on: 06/30/2016

  • S.Raveendran, O.Sathick, K.Muthukumaravel, R.Rajakumar and S.Ramu( 2016).

    Molluscan diversity in Keezhathottam of Thanjavur district,  Tamil Nadu, India with special reference to Gastropods and Bivalves

    . International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 1( 3), 141-143.

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Abstract

The present study an attempt is made to know the distribution of molluscs particularly gastropods and bivalves at the coastal village Keezhathottam of Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu. Gastropods and Bivalves were collected by hand picking. They were examined using various morphological characters for identification. There are 20 species of molluscs were recorded in the present study including the species diversity of 14 Gastropods species and 6 Bivalves species. The diversity of Gastropods compared with Bivalves shows the ratio of 70% of gastropods and 30% of bivalves.

Keywords

Molluscan diversity, Morphological characters, Gastropods, Bivalves.

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