Petricola fabagella   Lamarck,  1818 (Clam)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order:Veneroida
Family:Veneridae
Description
Synonym (s)
• Naranio radiata Gray, 1853
• Petricola bipartita Deshayes, 1853
• Petricola chinensis Deshayes, 1853
• Petricola cyclus Pilsbry, 1901
• Petricola cyclus var. sculpturata Pilsbry, 1901
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Reef Associated
Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA
• Palk Bay INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Appukuttan, KK and Joseph, S (2005) Conservation and Management of reef ecosystem associated molluscs for sustainable utilization Proceedings of the National Seminar on Reef Ecosystem Remediation SDMRI Special Research Publication No.9 59-68 Available at - http://www.sdmri.org/reports/proceedings%202005%20-%20sdmri.pdf
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
Page last updated on:2011-01-24

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