First report of Patridge Sundial Snail Architectonica perdix (Hinds, 1844) from Northern part of East Coast of India

Authors

  • Prasad Chandra Tudu
     Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha - 721428, West Bengal
  • S. Balakrishnan
     Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha - 721428, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/123516

Keywords:

Costal Fauna, Digha Coast, Molluscs Diversity, New Records

Abstract

Architectonica perdix (Hinds, 1844); the Patridge sundial snail is reported first time from Digha coast of West Bengal state, which is also the first report from Northern part of East coast of India. This species is formerly reported from Tamil Nadu coast and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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2018-06-17

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Tudu, P. C., & Balakrishnan, S. (2018). First report of Patridge Sundial Snail <i>Architectonica perdix</i> (Hinds, 1844) from Northern part of East Coast of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 118(2), 198–201. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v118/i2/2018/123516

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Volume 118, Issue 2, 2018

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