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Among the 373 species of opisthobranchs reported from India, 92 are from Lakshadweep. This paper documents 11 species of opisthobranch fauna from Lakshadweep Islands, classified under the families Haminoeidae, Colpodaspididae,… Click to show full abstract
Among the 373 species of opisthobranchs reported from India, 92 are from Lakshadweep. This paper documents 11 species of opisthobranch fauna from Lakshadweep Islands, classified under the families Haminoeidae, Colpodaspididae, Volvatellidae, Dendrodorididae, Chromodorididae, Goniodorididae, Embletoniidae, and Tergipedidae, of which five are new records to India. Goniobranchus rufomaculatus and Volvatella ventricosa are reported for the first time from the western Indian Ocean.
Keywords:
lakshadweep islands;
mollusca gastropoda;
additions sea;
fauna mollusca;
sea snail;
snail fauna
Journal Title: Journal of Threatened Taxa
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Journal of Threatened Taxa
Year Published: 2017
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