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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Family Ungulinidae H. and A. Adams, 1856
Diplodonta rotundata (Montagu, 1803)
Diplodonta holosphaeraMelvill, 1899
Transkeia globosa (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
Felania diaphana (Gmelin, 1791)
Family Condylocardiidae Bernard, 1896
Carditellopsis concinna (Melvill, 1918)
Superfamily Chamoidea Lamarck, 1809
Family Chamidae Lamarck, 1809
Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835
Chama fragum Reeve, 1847nomen dubium
Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819
Pseudochama corrugataBroderip, 1835
Superfamily Cardioidea Lamarck, 1809
Family Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
Trachycardium lacunosum Reeve, 1845
Vasticardium pectiniforme (Born, 1780)
Laevicardium attenuatumSowerby, 1840
Vepricardium asiaticum Bruguière, 1792
Vepricardium coronatum (Schröter, 1786)
Maoricardium pseudolima (Lamarck, 1819)
Plagiocardium (Maoricardium) setosum Redfield, 1848
Acrosterigm aimpolitum (Sowerby, 1833)
Acrosterigm amaculosum (W. Wood, 1815)
Fulvia (Fulvia) papyracea Bruguière, 1789
Fulvia fragilis (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
Fragum unedo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lyroardium lyratum Sowerby, 1834
Acanthocardia aculeata Linnaeus, 1758
Clinocardium ciliatumFabricius, 1780
Trachycardium orbitumSowerby, 1833
Corculum cardissaLinnaeus, 1758
Superfamily Tridacnoidea Lamarck, 1819
Family Tridacnidae Lamarck, 1819
Tridacna maximaRöding, 1798
Tridacna croceaLamarck, 1819
Tridacna squamosa Lamarck, 1819
HippopushippopusLinnaeus, 1758
Superfamily Mactroidea Lamarck, 1809
Family Mactridae Lamarck, 1809
Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846
Mactra aequisulcata Sowerby III, 1894
Mactra grandis Gmelin, 1791
Mactra glabrata Linnaeus, 1767
Mactra luzonica Reeve, 1854
Mactra lilacea Lamarck, 1818