Venkatesan, V and Vidya, R and Mohamed, K S (2017) Molluscan Taxonomy. In: Training Manual on Species Identification. CMFRI; Kochi, Kochi, pp. 189-218. ISBN 978-93-82263-16-6
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Abstract
The molluscs belong to the large and diverse phylum Mollusca, which includes a variety of familiar animals well-known as decorative shells or as seafood. These range from tiny snails, clams, and abalone to larger organisms such as squid, cuttlefish and the octopus. These molluscs occupy a variety of habitats ranging from mountain forests, freshwater to more than 10 km depth in the sea. They range in size from less than 1 mm to more than 15 m (for example the giant squid) and their population density may exceed 40,000/m2 in some areas. In the tropical marine environment, molluscs occupy every trophic level, from primary producers to top carnivores.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | mollusc |
| Subjects: | Fish and Fisheries > Fish Taxonomy |
| 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: | 27 May 2017 05:23 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2023 05:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/11860 |
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