Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Buccinidae, Cantharus tranquebaricus (Gmelin, 1791): first record from Pondicherry mangroves, southeast coast of India

Palanisamy Satheeshkumar; Anisa Khan

doi:10.15560/7.1.83

Check List 7(1): 83-84, doi: 10.15560/7.1.83

Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Buccinidae, Cantharus tranquebaricus (Gmelin, 1791): first record from Pondicherry mangroves, southeast coast of India

Palanisamy Satheeshkumar, Anisa B. Khan

Corresponding author: Palanisamy Satheeshkumar ( revathysathish86@gmail.com )

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Citation: Satheeshkumar P, Khan A (2016) Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Buccinidae, Cantharus tranquebaricus (Gmelin, 1791): first record from Pondicherry mangroves, southeast coast of India. Check List 7(1): 83-84. https://doi.org/10.15560/7.1.83

Abstract

Cantharus tranquebaricus (Gmelin, 1791) is reported for the first time in Pondicherry mangroves, southeast coast of India. Three adult specimens have been found in the Thengaithittu lagoon during post monsoon season of 2009. It is a characteristic species of molluscan fauna of the Bay of Bengal and the descriptions of the shell are provided.

Keywords

Mollusca; Gastropoda; marine snail; Bay of Bengal