Indian Seashells, Part 2: Bivalvia

About this book

Language: English

The present volume deals with marine bivalves of Indian seas. About 71 families (of the total 110 families globally) comprising 260 genera (of the total 975 genera as per Vaught, 1989) and more than 760 species are reported. It is, however, not possible to provide data on all the species, as collections are not available for many, and some are mentioned only in literature and not accessible for cross verification. An attempt has been made in this volume to present data on all the 71 families and 260 genera and a total of 532 species. The number of genera may be more when we take into account the new classification and the World Register of Marine Species.

Contents

I. General Introduction
II. Systematic Account
      1. Subclass Protobranchia
      2. Order Nuculoida
      3. Order Nuculanoida
      4. Order Solemyoida
      5. Subclass Pteriomorphia
      6. Order Arcoida
      7. Order Mytiloida
      8. Order Pterioida
      9. Suborder Pteriina
      10. Suborder Pinnina
      11. Order Limoida
      12. Order Ostreoida
      13. Suborder Ostreina
      14. Order Pectinoida
      15. Subclass Heterodonta
      16. Infraclass Archiheterodonta
      17. Order Carditoida
      18. Infraclass Euheterodonta
      19. Unassigned Order
      20. Order Lucinoida
      21. Order Veneroida
      22. Order Myoida
      23. Suborder Myoina
      24. Suborder Pholadina
      25. Order Anomalodesmata
III. Bibliography
IV. Checklist of species reported from India
      5. Additional bibliography
VI. Glossary
VII. Taxonomic index
VIII. Plates