On a collection of some Mollusca from Budhabalanga estuary, Odisha
Author
Gurumayum, S. D.
text
Records of the Zoological Survey of India
2019
119
1
55
59
journal article
10.26515/rzsi/v119/i1/2019/123277
2581-8686
10956119
1.
Pirenella cingulata
(Gmelin, 1791)
1791.
Murex cinggulata
Gmelin.
Syst. Nat
.
, ed.
3
: 3561.
2003.
Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) cinggulata
: Subba Rao,
Rec.
Zool. Surv.
India
, Occ. Paper No.
192
: 136. Pl. 22, Fig 2
Material examined:
6
Measurement:
Length:
1.2-2.8 cm
, Breadth:
0.4-0.8 cm
Remarks:
Most common species found in the estuaries and backwaters, gregarious in their habitat, found in large groups in the mudflats. Deaths and empty shells are commonly found occupied by hermit crabs.
Distribution:
Andhra Pradesh, Andaman Islands, Goa,
Gujarat
,
Kerala
,
Maharashtra
,
Orissa
,
Tamil Nadu
,
West Bengal
.