Parreysia favidens (Benson, 1862)

Sajan, S. K., Tripathy, Basudev & Biswas, Tulika, 2018, Species inventory of land and freshwater Molluscs from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2), pp. 141-155 : 148

Parreysia favidens (Benson, 1862) [ Plate 4 ; Figure W]

Material examined: Ethipothala, Temple side shallow river water camp, Nalgonda (6 valves); Date: 02.ix.2016, Coll: Dr Varadaraju & Party, Reg. No: M29439/7

Shell characters: Shell thick and heavy, inflated, with strong zig-zag ribs on the beak, unequilateral and angulate both on anterior and posterior margins, cardinal teeth strong and broad.

Known distribution range: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Garo hills. Khasi hills. Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

I UCN status: Least Concern

Figures

Plate 4. T.Lymnaea (Pseudusuccinea) acuminata (Lamarck, 1822); U. Indoplanorbis exustus (Deshayes, 1834); V. Lamellidens marginalis (Lamarck, 1819); W. Parreysia favidens (Benson, 1862); X. Parreysia (Parreysia) corrugata (Müller, 1774); Y. Corbicula striatella Deshayes, 1854