Checklist of Molluscs in Nallavadu Lagoon, Puducherry, India

Authors

  • A. Padmavathy Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Pondicherry University, Puducherry- 605014
  • M. Anbarashan Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Pondicherry University, Puducherry- 605014

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v8i1.4343

Keywords:

Molluscs, Bivalves, Gastropods, Lagoon, Conservation

Abstract

The molluscs constitute a natural resource of sizable magnitude in many parts of the world. They are an age old group represented among the early fossils, a group of great diversity in size, distribution, habitat and utility. This paper presents checklist of molluscs from Nallavadu Lagoon, Puducherry, India. A total of 15 molluscs, nine species of Gastropods (6 families) and 6 species of Bivalves (4 families) were recorded.

DOI: 10.3126/on.v8i1.4343

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Padmavathy, A., & Anbarashan, M. (2011). Checklist of Molluscs in Nallavadu Lagoon, Puducherry, India. Our Nature, 8(1), 355–356. https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v8i1.4343

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2010)

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