Author(s):
1. Muhammad Moazzam:
WWF-Pakistan,D-35, Block 6, PECHS, Karachi 75400,Pakistan
2. Naseem Moazzam:
B-205, Gulshan-e-Iqbal,Block 4-A, Karachi 75300,Pakistan
Abstract:
The paper reports 11 species of bivalves belonging to 10 genera and 14 species of gastropods belonging to 14 genera for the first time from Pakistan ((Northern Arabian Sea). Exolaternula erythraea is commonly found on muddy shores along the Pakistan coast whereas Meiocardia vulgaris was trawled from a depth of 106 m off Balochistan. The remaining species were collected from intertidal areas. Isognomon perna was found attached to rocks in Ormara, Balochistan with byssal threads. Among gastropods, Vermetus enderi is found attached to solid substrates on rock shores whereas two species of Conus were found on soft sediments in the offshore areas. Asteracmea maraisi and Emarginula dilecta are limpets and are found browsing on rock surfaces whereas other species of gastropods reported in this paper are collected from trawling on soft sediments.
Page(s):
535-555
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Pakistan coast
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benthic species
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Vermetus enderi and Emarginula dilecta
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Bivalves
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soft sediments
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rocky shore
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Asteracmea maraisi
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gastropods
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