Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

S. K. Pati ¹, R. M. Sharma ¹, P. M. Sureshan ²

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune-411 044, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode-673 006, IN

Abstract

Molluscs dwelling on land belong to the class Gastropoda and those inhabiting in freshwater are represented by the classes Gastropoda and Bivalvia. About 24000 species of land molluscs and 7000 species of freshwater molluscs are known to science (Lydeard et al., 2004). In India, 1129 species of land molluscs (Ramakrishna et al., 2010) and 208 species of freshwater molluscs (Ramakrishna and Dey, 2007; Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2007; Reid et al., 2013) are so far reported.

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S. K. Pati ¹, R. M. Sharma ¹, P. M. Sureshan ²

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune-411 044, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode-673 006, IN

Abstract

Freshwater crabs of India have been poorly studied (Cumberlidge et al., 2009) among the crustaceans even though 94 species have already been reported from the country (S.K. Pati, unpublished data).

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R. M. Sharma ¹, Kailash Chandra ²

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune-411044, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata-700053, IN

Abstract

The Uropygids, commonly referred as "Whip-scorpioris" are moderately sized, tough and striking predators. They are easily separated from scorpions by the presence of a deep constriction between the cephalothorax and abdomen, by the absence of pectines and presence of a long thin multi-segmented whip-like tail instead of a broadly segmented metasoma bearing a poison gland at the tip. These creatures are uncommon and inhabitants of damp places in forests and found under stone, bark, decomposing wood, leaf litter or debris. A few of them excavate burrows for protection of their young (Pocock, 1900).

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