Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

Family : SOLECUTRIDAE
Subfamily : Novaculininae
118. Novaculina andamanensis Preston
1908. Novaculina andamanensis Preston, Rec. Indian Mus., 2 : 209, pl.16, fig.40 (Andamans).
2000. Novaculina andamanensis : Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No.
187 : 270.
Habitat : Coral reef areas.
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands.
Status : Information deficient.
Superfamily : Veneracea
Family : VENERIDAE
Subfamily : Meretricinae
119. Meretrix attenuata flava Hornell
1858. Meretrix attenuata Dunker, Bes. und Abbild. Meer. Conch, : 53, t.17, figs.7-9.
1917. Meretrix attenuata var. flava Hornell, Rec. Indian Mus., 13 : 165, pl.7, gigs.41 and 42.
2000. Meretrix attenuata flava : Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No.
187 : 276.
Habitat : Shallow sandy reef areas.
Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Status : Information deficient.
Subfamily : Dosiniinae
120. Dosinia planatum (G. and H. Nevill)
1874. Pectunculus planatus G. and H. Nevill, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., 43(2) : 29, pl.1, fig.16
(Andamans).
2000. Dosinia planatum : Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 187 :
279.
Habitat : Shallow reef areas.
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands.
Status : Information deficient.
Order : Myoida
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