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Katelysia opima (Gmelin, 1791)

Accepted
Pinguitellina nucella Dall et al., 1938 Holotype
Pinguitellina nucella Dall et al., 1938 Holotype
Pinguitellina nucella Dall et al., 1938 Holotype
🗒 Synonyms
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🗒 Common Names
Tamil
  • Vazhukku Matti
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Katelysia opima, an edible bivalve, is found along both the east and west coasts of India.
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Contributors 
c_ravi
Status UNDER_CREATION
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    Diagnostic Keys
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    📚 Natural History
    Life Expectancy
    3 years.
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      Size
      Length: Maximum of 11-12mm.
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        Morphology
        Shell thick, solid; outer shell surface smooth, glossy, staw-coloured and variously clouded, mottled and rayed with purple-grey markings; inner shell surface smooth, white, polished; hinge with three cardinal teeth; lunule distinct, flattened and rather broad; and pallial line deeply sinuate.
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          📚 Habitat and Distribution
          General Habitat
          Marine: burrowing in sandy bottoms or quiet shallows of estuaries and backwaters.
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            📚 Occurrence
            No Data
            📚 Demography and Conservation
            Population Biology
            Seen in great abundance in estuaries and backwaters of South India.
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              Conservation Status
              Not evaluated by the IUCN Redlist.
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                Legislation
                Listed in CITES: No. Listed in Wildlife (Protection) Act: No
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                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses
                  Fished for human consumption.
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                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. 'Katelysia opima (Gmelin, 1791) (Clam)'. Marine biodiversity data obtained from: Bioinformatics Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, INDIA (http//:www.niobioinformatics.in). Accessed on Feb 1, 2013. URL: http://www.biosearch.in/publicOrganismPage.php?id=62165.
                    2. The Commercial Molluscs of India. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin. Edited by Dr. R.V.Nair and Dr. K.S.Rao. Bulletin No. 25, 1974.
                    3. '<i>Katelysia opima</i> (Gmelin, 1791) (Clam)'. Marine biodiversity data obtained from: Bioinformatics Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, INDIA (http//:www.niobioinformatics.in). Accessed on Feb 1, 2013. URL: http://www.biosearch.in/publicOrganismPage.php?id=62165.
                    4. The Commercial Molluscs of India. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin. Edited by Dr. R.V.Nair and Dr. K.S.Rao. Bulletin No. 25, 1974.
                    5. '<i>Katelysia opima</i> (Gmelin, 1791) (Clam)'. Marine biodiversity data obtained from: Bioinformatics Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, INDIA (http//:www.niobioinformatics.in). Accessed on Feb 1, 2013. URL: http://www.biosearch.in/publicOrganismPage.php?id=62165.
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. 'Katelysia opima (Gmelin, 1791) (Clam)'. Marine biodiversity data obtained from: Bioinformatics Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, INDIA (http//:www.niobioinformatics.in). Accessed on Feb 1, 2013. URL: http://www.biosearch.in/publicOrganismPage.php?id=62165.
                    2. The Commercial Molluscs of India. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin. Edited by Dr. R.V.Nair and Dr. K.S.Rao. Bulletin No. 25, 1974.
                    3. '<i>Katelysia opima</i> (Gmelin, 1791) (Clam)'. Marine biodiversity data obtained from: Bioinformatics Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, INDIA (http//:www.niobioinformatics.in). Accessed on Feb 1, 2013. URL: http://www.biosearch.in/publicOrganismPage.php?id=62165.
                    4. The Commercial Molluscs of India. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin. Edited by Dr. R.V.Nair and Dr. K.S.Rao. Bulletin No. 25, 1974.
                    5. '<i>Katelysia opima</i> (Gmelin, 1791) (Clam)'. Marine biodiversity data obtained from: Bioinformatics Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, INDIA (http//:www.niobioinformatics.in). Accessed on Feb 1, 2013. URL: http://www.biosearch.in/publicOrganismPage.php?id=62165.
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                    📚 Meta data
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                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomAnimalia
                    PhylumMollusca
                    ClassBivalvia
                    OrderVeneroida
                    taxon:hierarchy.superfamilyVeneroidea
                    FamilyVeneridae
                    GenusKatelysia
                    SpeciesKatelysia opima (Gmelin 1791)
                    📊 Temporal Distribution
                    📷 Related Observations
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