The present report extends the distributional range of rare venerid clam, Pelecyora katiawarensis (Fischer-Piette & Métivier, 1971) to Dhamara estuary, Odisha as well as east coast of India, and the literature suggests that it is third report in the world. This species is only reported from Cochin port, Kerala and its holotype locality, Katiawar (Gujarat) and no evidence of availability elsewhere. The identification carried out by the examination of morphological characters.

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稀有Venerid Clam Pelecyora katiawarensis（Veneridae：Venerida）到印度东海岸的范围扩展

本报告将稀有的蛤c（Pelecyora katiawarensis）（Fischer-Piette＆Métivier，1971）的分布范围扩展到了奥里萨邦的达玛拉河口以及印度的东海岸，文献表明这是世界上第三次报告。该物种仅在喀拉拉邦的科钦港及其整形地方Katiawar（古吉拉特邦）报道，没有其他地方可利用的证据。通过形态特征的检查进行鉴定。