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First record of Granulifusus poppei (Mollusca: Fasciolariidae) from Indian coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2014

K. Preetha ,
R. Ravinesh ,
A. Bijukumar ,
K.V. Dhaneesh  and
S. George
K. Preetha
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Christian College, Chengannur, Kerala, India
R. Ravinesh
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
A. Bijukumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
K.V. Dhaneesh
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
S. George
Affiliation:
Rajeev Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Bijukumar, Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India email: abiju@rediffmail.com
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Abstract

The fasciolariid snail Granulifusus poppei was collected for the first time from the Kerala coast, India. The record of the specimen from the Arabian Sea shows the extended distribution of the species from Somalia to India in the western Indian Ocean.

Keywords

FasciolariidaeKeralaGranulifususdistributionIndian Ocean
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e95
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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