MOLLUSCAN DIVERSITY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS TO SNAILS IN DISTRICT GAUTAM BUDH NAGAR (U.P.) INDIA
Journal Title: FLORA AND FAUNA - Year 2018, Vol 24, Issue 2
Abstract
Present investigation reveals molluscan diversity of the 4 selected sites viz., Tilpata Karanbas, Manhcha, Latifpur and Atta Gujran in the vicinity of district Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.). As many as 22 species of molluscs under 9 families were collected. There were 19 species of snails viz., Bellamya bengalensis, B. dissimilis, B. crassa, Lymnaea (Pseudosuccinea) acuminata f. hians, L. luteola f. ovalis, L. acuminata f. patula, L. (Radix) auricularia, L. (Lymnaea) stagnalis, L. acuminata f. gracilior, Pila globosa, Indoplanorbis exustus, Gyraulus convexiculus, G. pankongensis, Planorbis planorbis var. tangitarensis, Hydrobioides nassa, Thiara (Melanoides) tuberculata, Thiara (Thiara) scabra, T. (M.) trigrina and Brotia (Antimelania) costula under 6 families. The other molluscs were Parreysia (Parreysia) favidens, Corbicula striatella and Lamellidens marginalis. There has been a marked variation in the composition of molluscan species collected from different habitats.
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LOMESH KUMAR TYAGI
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