Overview of Bivalve fisheries of India

Mohamed, K S and Sasikumar, Geetha (2016) Overview of Bivalve fisheries of India. [Teaching Resource]

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    Abstract

    Bivalves are commercially important molluscs belonging to the Class Bivalvia (Lamellibranchia or Pelecypoda), which is the second largest Class under the Phylum Mollusca. They are bilaterally symmetrical, laterally compressed molluscs, with extensive mantle lobes which secrete a single shell composed of two valves. Bivalves are reported to have originated in the euryhaline w a rm shallow coastal waters prior to their gradual invasion to estuarine, brackish, fresh and all the reaches of marine, ecosystems. Although, none have invaded the land, the bivalves are more successful in marine and a few species are found in freshwater habitats. Nearly 652 species of marine bivalves are reported from India, of which 88 species are endemic to Indian waters.

    Item Type: Teaching Resource
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Bivalve fisheries; India
    Subjects: Molluscan Fisheries > Bivalves
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2016 06:51
    Last Modified: 08 Jun 2016 06:51
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/10852

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