Jouannetia cumingii

Scientific Name:-

Jouannetia cumingii

Common Name:-

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

Shell elongated, without a notch on the ventral side of the valves near the anterior end, the anterior end is abruptly truncate.

Threats:-

Not recorded

Remark:-

Appukuttan (1973) reported Jouannetia cumingii from Quilon coast.

Habitat:-

Burrowing in firm mud, clay or shale.

Synonyms:-

Triomphalia cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1849

References:-

Appukuttan, K.K. 1973. Distribution of coral boring bivalves along Indian coasts. J. Mar. Bio. Ass., 15(1): 429-432.
Kripa, V. 2005. Biodiversity of bivalves (Invertebrata: Mollusca) In: State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Kerala, KFRI, Peechi, 144-148.

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