Identification of Marine and Freshwater Molluscs Shells

by A D Dholakia

ISBN: 9789351300694
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 7495.00
Biblio : xx+186p., col.plts., figs.,tabls., 25 cm

Author Profile

Prof. Dr. A. D. Dholakia is well known expert authority in the field of Fisheries Science related literature. His first book was published in 1986 titled “Fish Processing Preservation and Quality Control” in Gujarati, which fetched Sahitya Academy Award from Government of Gujarat, the first of its kind in literature related to fish industry. His second publication was “Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of India” in 2004, an English book marketed at International level. His third book on “Ornamenta

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Shell collectors now and in the past form and important group of naturalist who have made a significant contribution to MALACOLOGY, the study of molluscs. They have been particularly active in the study of taxonomy through their extensive collections and in the mapping of the distributions of different species. All collectors have trend to concentrate on the shell. Molluscs form the second – largest group in the animal kingdom (after the arthropods which include the insects, crustaceans and spid

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement v <BR> Foreword vii <BR> Preface ix <BR> Recommendation xi <BR> 1. INTRODUCTION 1 <BR> MARINE MOLLUSCS SHELLS <BR> 2. PELECYPODA (BIVALVES) 1 9 <BR> 3. MARINE GASTROPODA 66 <BR> 4. MARINE SCAPHOPODA 125 <BR> 5. FRESHWATER MOLLUSCS OF INDIA 133 <BR> 6. LAND MOLLUSCS 151 <BR> 7. COMMERCIAL USE OF MOLLUSCS 161 <BR> APPENDICES 169 <BR> REFERENCES 183