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Range Extension of Filifusus manuelae (Bozzetti, 2008) (Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae) to Indian Waters


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1 Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha, West Bengal – 721 428
2 Sundarban Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Canning Town, West Bengal – 743 329, India
3 Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 053, India

The present paper documented the first report of Filifusus manuelae (Bozzetti, 2008) from the Indian waters. Also, this is the second report from the Indian Ocean apart from its type locality, Madagascar. Two empty shells were collected from the Mandapam group of Islands, Gulf of Mannar.
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P. C. Tudu
Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha, West Bengal – 721 428
J. S. Yogesh Kumar
Sundarban Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Canning Town, West Bengal – 743 329, India
C. Venkatraman
Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 053, India

Abstract


The present paper documented the first report of Filifusus manuelae (Bozzetti, 2008) from the Indian waters. Also, this is the second report from the Indian Ocean apart from its type locality, Madagascar. Two empty shells were collected from the Mandapam group of Islands, Gulf of Mannar.