Sacred Chank, Turbinella (Xancus) pyrum trading at Karaikal Fishing Harbour, Tamil Nadu

Sethi, S N and Rudramurthy, N (2013) Sacred Chank, Turbinella (Xancus) pyrum trading at Karaikal Fishing Harbour, Tamil Nadu. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (217). pp. 40-41.

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    Abstract

    The Sacred Chank or ‘Indian conch’, Turbinella pyrum Linnaeus, is a large, thick-shelled gastropod abundant in the shallow waters of Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar, between India and Sri Lanka. T. pyrum is commercially exploited from the Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay and Chennai

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Sacred Chank; Turbinella (Xancus) pyrum; Karaikal Fishing Harbour; Tamil Nadu
    Subjects: Molluscan Fisheries > Cephalopods
    Divisions: CMFRI-Madras (Chennai)
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 30 Oct 2013 09:47
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:56
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9632

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