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Mactra aequisulcata G. B. Sowerby III 1894 in India (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Mactridae) - a Review on the Past and Present New Distribution of an Ambiguous Clam

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A rare species of bivalve clam Mactra aequisulcata G. B. Sowerby III (1894) reported for the first time from the Vengurla beach along the Sindhudurg coast of Maharashtra and nearby coastal stretches from the west coast of India. After comparing with the type illustration and malacological collections present in the National Zoological Collections of the Zoological Survey of India, it revealed that the species was found to be a new record to India which was although collected earlier and deposited, have been wrongly identified and not accorded a proper nomenclature. The presence of the prominent concentric growth line and the size of Mactra aequisulcata can be easily distinguished as the unique characters in the species, which make it differ from other closely related bivalves of the genus. A detailed description, illustration and geographical range extension of the species is presented in this paper. More authentication work from the historical collections may results in the addition to the molluscan inventory list of India.

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AM:

Australian Museum, Sydney

GBIF:

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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figure (in cited publications)

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Figure (in this publication)

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legit

NHM:

The Natural History Museum (London, UK)

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when citing specimens deposited in the NHM

NZSI:

National Zoological Collection of the Zoological Survey of India (when citing specimens deposited in the ZSI)

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plate

SAMC:

South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa

UF:

University of Florida, Florida State Museum, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.

USNM:

National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

ZMA:

Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ZSI:

Zoological Survey of India (Kolkata, India).

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The authors are grateful to the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata for providing necessary facilities for the study. We are thankful to Javier H Signorelli, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Argentina for their help on hinge nomenclature. Anonymous reviewers are thanked for their constructive comments and suggestions.

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BT designed the survey, MH, BT, AM conducted the survey, MH, SKS examined and identified the species, SKS, BT compiled the information, illustration, and prepared the manuscript. All authors revised the draft and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Hafiz, M., Sajan, S.K., Mukhopadhyay, A. et al. Mactra aequisulcata G. B. Sowerby III 1894 in India (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Mactridae) - a Review on the Past and Present New Distribution of an Ambiguous Clam. Thalassas 37, 577–583 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00311-6

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