Check List 11(5): e19372, doi: 10.15560/11.5.1773
Range extension and molecular taxonomy of Propeamussium arabicum (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae) from Indian waters
expand article infoAnitha Rajan Arathi‡, Raveendhiran Ravinesh‡, Kottila Veettil Dhaneesh‡, Appukuttannair Bijukumar‡
‡ University of Kerala, India

Corresponding author: Appukuttannair Bijukumar ( abiju@rediffmail.com )

© 2017 Anitha Arathi, Raveendhiran Ravinesh, Kottila Veettil Dhaneesh, Appukuttannair Bijukumar.
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Citation: Bijukumar A, Arathi A, Dhaneesh K, Ravinesh R (2015) Range extension and molecular taxonomy of Propeamussium arabicum (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae) from Indian waters. Check List 11(5): 1773. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1773
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Abstract
The thin shelled pectinoidean bivalve, Propeamussium arabicum is a molluscan species originally described from Gulf of Aden. This paper records the first report of this species in Indian coast and explains the extended distribution of the species towards eastern Arabian Sea.
Keywords
Arabian Sea; Bivalve; distribution; Kerala; Pectinoida