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 16. Donax scortum (Linnaeus, 1758) 1758. Venus scortum Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. , ed 10: 686. Material examined: 1 valve Measurements: Length: 4.8cm , Height: 3.3cm Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat , Karnataka , Kerala , Orissa , Pondicherry , Tamil Nadu , West Bengal . Remarks: This species prefers shallow sandy bed admixed with mud near the river mouths.