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Paper bubble shell, Hydatina zonata (Gastropoda: Hydatinidae) from the north-east coast of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2009

T. Ganesh ,
K.V. Surya Rao  and
A.V. Raman
K.V. Surya Rao
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam—530 003, India
A.V. Raman
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam—530 003, India
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Abstract

A single specimen of paper bubble shell, Hydatina zonata was collected in trawl catches at a depth of 30 m off Koyyam, Bay of Bengal. A literature review on the distribution of this species revealed that this is the first report of H. zonata from the north-east coast of India. A note on the morphological features of this specimen is detailed in this paper.

Keywords

paper bubble shellHydatina zonataBay of Bengalnew recordnorth-east coast of IndiaHydatinidae
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e161
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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Present address: Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Kendriya Bhavan, Kakkanad, Kochi 682 037 India

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