Labeeb, K A and Laxmilatha, P and Ameri, Shijin and Kathirvelpandian, A (2017) Record of double operculum in silver conch. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (234). pp. 26-27. ISSN 0254-380 X
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Abstract
Lentigo lentiginosus Linnaeus, 1758 is a caenogastropod belonging to the family Strombidae. The species is found in coral reefs and shallow parts of lagoon and widely distributed across Indo-Pacific region. The shells are moderately large, solid with a characteristic deep stromboid notch, and a flared,very thick and posteriorly expanded outer lip with a pinkish cream aperture and glossy parietal wall. Size of the shell varies from 55 to 104 mm in length and used in shell crafts industry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | double operculum; silver conch; Lentigo lentiginosus |
| Subjects: | Molluscan Fisheries > Gastropods |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Madras (Chennai) |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2018 08:32 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2018 08:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/13062 |
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