Affiliation:
1. Mahatma Phule Arts Science Commerce College, Panvel, Maharashtra, India
Abstract
A total 18 freshwater mollusc species with all forms and varieties belonging to 04orders, under 10 families. the maximum diversity was found in order Mesogastropoda and minimum was from Basommatophora. The dominant species among these total molluscs belonged to the Unionidae family.The abundance of freshwater mollus can species in the Krishna River is described in an assessed checklist. Molluscs are widely regarded as the most diverse and dominant benthic fauna in both the lentic and lotic zones. Regional populations of malacofauna, on the other hand, may be attributable to the quantity of planktonic mass at different river sites, which reflects mollus can species diversity.
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