marine Mollusca of Pakistan
The coastal belt of Pakistan extends 1,050 km, with 250 km falling in Sindh province and 800 km in Balochistan. A checklist of coastal mollusks recorded from Pakistan is presented. The phylum is typically divided into nine or ten taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. The extant classes are Aplacophora ( Shell less worm-like organisms), Polyplacophora (Chitons), Monoplacophora (An ancient lineage of mollusks with cap-like shells), Gastropoda( All the snails and slugs including abalone, limpets, conch, nudibranchs, sea hares, sea butterflies), Cephalopoda (Squids, octopi, cuttlefish, nautilus), Bivalvia ( Clams, oysters, scallops, geoducks, mussels) and Scaphopoda (Tusk shells). Of these 5 extant classes are present here. This list is a compilation of many scientists’ endeavors in more than two hundred years on the taxonomy of this group. The compiler Quddusi B. Kazmi of this list has created a base for scientists interested in studying the biodiversity of Mollusca in Pakistan. The molluscan diversity of Pakistan is rather remarkable. There is, however, hitherto no functional malacofauna list or reliable estimates on the number of marine species found in Pakistan. The compiler examined her own samplings made in recent years, further she included those collected by other explorers and zoological museums keeping them up to date as to what species are known, and their current scientific names. As such, the compiler has tried to keep the data within as current as possible.
The coastal belt of Pakistan extends 1,050 km, with 250 km falling in Sindh province and 800 km in Balochistan. A checklist of coastal mollusks recorded from Pakistan is presented. The phylum is typically divided into nine or ten taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. The extant classes are Aplacophora ( Shell less worm-like organisms), Polyplacophora (Chitons), Monoplacophora (An ancient lineage of mollusks with cap-like shells), Gastropoda( All the snails and slugs including abalone, limpets, conch, nudibranchs, sea hares, sea butterflies), Cephalopoda (Squids, octopi, cuttlefish, nautilus), Bivalvia ( Clams, oysters, scallops, geoducks, mussels) and Scaphopoda (Tusk shells). Of these 5 extant classes are present here.
This list is a compilation of many scientists’ endeavors in more than two hundred years on the taxonomy of this group. The compiler Quddusi B. Kazmi of this list has created a base for scientists interested in studying the biodiversity of Mollusca in Pakistan. The molluscan diversity of Pakistan is rather remarkable. There is, however, hitherto no functional malacofauna list or reliable estimates on the number of marine species found in Pakistan.
The compiler examined her own samplings made in recent years, further she included those collected by other explorers and zoological museums keeping them up to date as to what species are known, and their current scientific names. As such, the compiler has tried to keep the data within as current as possible.
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Nassarius sufflatus (Gould, 1860
Nassarius obesus (Nevill and Nevill,1875)
Nassarius marmoreus (Adams,1852)
Nassarius (Niotha) albescens gemmuliferus(A. Adams, 1852)
Nassrius coronatus(Bruguiere,1789)
Nassarius livescens (Philippi, 1849)
Nassarius deshyesiana (Issel, 1866)
Nassarius fissilabris (A. Adams, 1852)
Nassarius protrusidens (Melvill, 1918)
Nassarius frederici (Melvill and Standen, 1901)
Reticunassa zanzibarensis (Kool & Dekker, 2007)
Bullia indusindica Melvill, 1898
Bullia kurrachensis Angas, 1877
Bullia mauritianaGray, 1839
Bullia persica Smith, 1878
Bullia melanoides(Deshayes, 1832)
Bullia tranquebarica (Röding, 1798)
Bullia ceroplasta, Melvill 1898
Bullia othaeitensis (Bruguière, 1789)
Family ColumbellidaeSwainson, 1840
Aesopus urania Melvill and Standen, 1901
Anachis cf. fauroti (Jousseaume, 1888)
Anachis terpsichore (G. B. Sowerby II, 1822)
Anachis miser(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
Mitrella nomadica (Melvill and Standen, 1901)
Mitrella blanda (Sowerby, 1844
Zafra savignyi (Moazzo, 1939)
Zafra townsendi (Melvill and Standen, 1901)
Zafra selasphora (Melvill and Standen, 1901
Zafra phaula (Melvill and Standen, 1901)
Pyrene flava (Bruguiere, 1789)
Pyrene splendidula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
Pyrene punctata (Bruguière, 1789)
Pictocolumbella ocellata (Link, 1807)
Parviterebra thyraea (Melvill and Standen, 1897)
Family Harpidae Bronn, 1849
Harpa cabriti Lamarck, 1816
Family MitridaeSwainson, 1831
Mitra ambigua Swainson, 1829
Mitra caliginosa Reeve, 1844
Mitra proscissaReeve, 1844
Mitra subruppeli Finlay, 1927
Tiara tuberculata (Mullher, 1774
Strigatella scutulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Superfamily Olivoidea Latreille, 1825
Family OlividaeLatreille, 1825
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