Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

First report of mactrid (mollusca: bivalvia) Mactrinula dolabrata (Reeve, 1854) from Indian waters

Volume 62 Issue 2

Bhagyashree Dash, Sonali Sanghamitra Rout, A. Bharati, N. V. Subba Rao, K. V. Surya Rao, Akkur V. Raman and Dipti Raut

doi:10.6024/jmbai.2020.62.2.2198-16

Abstract

Occurrence of bivalve Mactrinula dolabrata (Reeve, 1854) from the coastal waters off Andhra Pradesh, is the third addition to the species list of the genus from India. The present finding, new to Indian waters, is indicative of an extended range distribution of the species from the Malay Peninsula towards the east coast of India.

Keywords

First report, east coast of India, benthos, Mollusca

Date : 30-11-2020