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First record of marine gastropod Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) from Gujarat coast, India

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Title First record of marine gastropod Prionovolva brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) from Gujarat coast, India
 
Creator Vadher, P
Kardani, H
Beleem, I
 
Subject Distribution
Gujarat
Gulf of Kachchh
New record
Prionovolva brevis
 
Description 709-713
The present study describes a single species of marine gastropod commonly called fruit egg shell cowrie, Prionovolva
brevis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) reported for the first time from Gujarat, India. This species was found in association with
soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) in lower intertidal zone of Sikka coast. A morphological description with key characters,
illustrations and geographical distribution of present species are given.
 
Date 2021-12-22T07:04:52Z
2021-12-22T07:04:52Z
2021-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/58645
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.50(09) [September 2021]