Occurrence of hammer oyster in the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu

Venkatesan, V and Kaladharan, P and Laxmilatha, P and Alloycious, P S (2021) Occurrence of hammer oyster in the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 249. p. 41. ISSN 0254-380X

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Abstract

Malleus malleus (Linnaeus, 1758) is the species of black hammer oysters coming under the order Pterioida, family Malleidae. Malleus genus is characterized by hammer shaped outline of the valves which are nearly equivalved; hinge line extremely long and at nearly perpendicular to the rest of the valves.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	hammer oyster; Gulf of Mannar
Subjects:	Molluscan Fisheries > Edible oyster Molluscan Fisheries
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:	Mr. Prashanth P K
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2022 10:06
Last Modified:	04 Jan 2022 10:06
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/15663

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