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Two New Records of Marine Gastropods and Notes on Bufonaria elegans from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Authors :
C. Sivaperuman
Seepana Rajendra
Source :
National Academy Science Letters. 44:489-493
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.

Abstract

Two species, viz., Euprotomus bulla (Roding, 1798) and Tridentarius dentatus (Linnaeus, 1758) belonging to the family Strombidae are reported for the first time from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The close similarity in the morphological character sets between Euprotomous bulla and Euprotomous aurisdianae may be a reason for overlooking the former species by early workers. We have defined the dissimilarity between both species and have confirmed its occurrence in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In the genus Euprotomous, E. bulla is the second species reported from this region. Tridentarius dentatus has been previously reported from mainland India; however, it is reported from these islands for the first time. There exists a paucity of literature on Bufonaria elegans from Indian waters; however, it has been included in OBIS Indo—Pacific Molluscan Database from the vicinity of these Islands at an earlier date. As no comprehensive literature on its occurrence from Indian waters exists, the current report confirms its occurrence and provides notes on its morphology from this region.

Details

ISSN :
22501754 and 0250541X
Volume :
44
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
National Academy Science Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........0b42742526158908d3523a4edda7f286
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-021-01049-8