The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from India

The Bivalvia family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 in India is reviewed in this paper based on previous literature and records.  Additionally, the species Placuna quadrangula is described from the Indian sub-continent.  Being an economically important family in this geographic region, this paper can be...

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Main Authors: Rocktim Ramen Das, Vijay Kumar Deepak Samuel, Gautham Sampath, Pandian Krishnan, Purvaja Ramachandran, Ramesh Ramachandran
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Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2019-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5049
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author Rocktim Ramen Das
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description The Bivalvia family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 in India is reviewed in this paper based on previous literature and records.  Additionally, the species Placuna quadrangula is described from the Indian sub-continent.  Being an economically important family in this geographic region, this paper can be regarded as a baseline for further ecological, management and policy-related studies pertaining to Placunidae and other exploited species.
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spelling doaj.art-6ed56647ac45410aa7a6b5b00d74264f2022-12-21T20:11:05ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072019-12-011115150611506710.11609/jott.5049.11.15.15061-150675049The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from IndiaRocktim Ramen Das0Vijay Kumar Deepak Samuel1Gautham Sampath2Pandian Krishnan3Purvaja Ramachandran4Ramesh Ramachandran5National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025, India.National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025, India.King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025, India.National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025, India. National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600025, India. The Bivalvia family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 in India is reviewed in this paper based on previous literature and records.  Additionally, the species Placuna quadrangula is described from the Indian sub-continent.  Being an economically important family in this geographic region, this paper can be regarded as a baseline for further ecological, management and policy-related studies pertaining to Placunidae and other exploited species.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5049indiaplacuna quadrangulaplacunidaetaxonomy
spellingShingle Rocktim Ramen Das
Vijay Kumar Deepak Samuel
Gautham Sampath
Pandian Krishnan
Purvaja Ramachandran
Ramesh Ramachandran
The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
india
placuna quadrangula
placunidae
taxonomy
title The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from India
title_full The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from India
title_fullStr The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from India
title_full_unstemmed The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from India
title_short The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from India
title_sort windowpane oyster family placunidae rafinesque 1815 with additional description of placuna quadrangula philipsson 1788 from india
topic india
placuna quadrangula
placunidae
taxonomy
url https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5049
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