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Contribution to the knowledge of ornamental molluscs of Parangipettai, Southeast Coast of India

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Title Contribution to the knowledge of ornamental molluscs of
Parangipettai, Southeast Coast of India
 
Creator Babu, A
Venkatesan, V
Rajagopal, S
 
Subject Molluscan Fisheries
Bivalves
Gastropods
Ornamental Fishes
 
Description The ornamental shell industry in India in recent years is a multimillion dollar industry. India’s
ornamental trade is currently worth US$ 278 million. The collection of molluscan shells is a
popular activity in coastal areas. Ornamental molluscs are sold in the market exclusively for
aquarium and ornamental purposes. Molluscan shells are used in studs like ear-rings, bangles,
table lamps, spoons cups and saucers etc., and it is also used in Aquarium. A study was carried
out on ornamental molluscan resources of Tamil nadu coast to identify, quantify and assess the
shell resources potential for development of a small-scale shell industry and also a suitable
collection techniques and methods of shell catalogue preparation during Oct 2007 to Sep 2008.
Gastropods and bivalves have been collected for ornamental purpose by the fisher folks. During
the survey gastropods and bivalve species belonging to 21families such as Turritellidae,
Cypraeidae, Volutidae, Muricidae, Conidae, Trochidae, Olividae, Cassidae, Marginellidae,
Bursidae, Strombidae, Buccinidae, Naticidae, Tonnidae, Melongenidae, Vassidae, Harpidae,
Architectonidae Arcidae, Pectinidae, Veneridae, were collected. From the total molluscan
diversity 85% were exclusively ornamental molluscs. The study revealed that the occurrence of
gastropods and bivalves species here are most valuable shells and naturally rare and not easily
available.
 
Publisher Pelagia Research Library
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8833/1/ornamental_molluscs.pdf
Babu, A and Venkatesan, V and Rajagopal, S (2011) Contribution to the knowledge of ornamental molluscs of Parangipettai, Southeast Coast of India. Advances in Applied Science Research, 2 (5). pp. 290-296.