<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>During our routine ecological survey conducted at Pulicat Lagoon, the most diverse class Gastropods comprised of 26 families with 34 species and Bivalvia with 13 families and 17 species were recorded. The most abundant molluscs species was <italic>Crassostrea madrasensis</italic>, captured between October 2013 − September 2015. Quite a good number of molluscs were washed ashore. The economic value of the shells in the field of cosmetics was raised high recently. Both in terms of aquaculture and market value the attention should be diverted towards their conservation. With few exceptions, the majority of these molluscs were ornamental.</p></abstract>

During our routine ecological survey conducted at Pulicat Lagoon, the most diverse class Gastropods comprised of 26 families with 34 species and Bivalvia with 13 families and 17 species were recorded. The most abundant molluscs species was Crassostrea madrasensis, captured between October 2013 − September 2015. Quite a good number of molluscs were washed ashore. The economic value of the shells in the field of cosmetics was raised high recently. Both in terms of aquaculture and market value the attention should be diverted towards their conservation. With few exceptions, the majority of these molluscs were ornamental.

Mollusc diversity at pulicat Lagoon (India)

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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During our routine ecological survey conducted at Pulicat Lagoon, the most diverse class Gastropods comprised of 26 families with 34 species and Bivalvia with...

Mollusc diversity at pulicat Lagoon (India)

Published Online: Nov 01, 2017

Page range: 31 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2018-0003

Keywords
Diversity, bivalve, gastropod, ecosystem, Thiruvallur District, India

© 2018 Ravichandran Ramanibai et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mollusc diversity at pulicat Lagoon (India)

Published Online: Nov 01, 2017

Page range: 31 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2018-0003

KeywordsDiversity, bivalve, gastropod, ecosystem, Thiruvallur District, India

© 2018 Ravichandran Ramanibai et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Diversity, bivalve, gastropod, ecosystem, Thiruvallur District, India