Anatomy of soft body of Pugilina cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) and P. erecta (Vermeij & Raben, 2009) (Neogastropoda: Melongenidae) from Thondi Coast-Palk Bay in Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract The species of Pugilina cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) and P. erecta (Vermeij & Raben, 2009) has been studied in the present study. The female can be differentiated from the male by the absence of the cephalic penis and a complicated genital aparatus visible through the mantle skirt in bot...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
|
Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjb/v81n2/1519-6984-bjb-1519-6984226051.pdf |