Morphometry of gastropod snails in desert wetlands of Bikaner district, Rajasthan
Nayab hasan
, Yogender singh
morphometry, desert, wetlands, freshwater, prosobranch, pulmonate, size of snails, vernier caliper.
The present work focuses on the morphometry of gastropod snails found in the two desert wetlands of Bikaner. Four identified freshwater snail species namely, Bellamya bengalensis, Digoniostoma pulchella, Indoplanorbis exustus and lymnaea acuminata. Bellamya bengalensis and Digoniostoma pulchella were prosobranch snails while Indoplanorbis exustus and Lymnaea acuminata were pulmonate snails. In this study, measured the number of whorls, freshwater snail’s height, diameter and Aperture length and width. The biometry of freshwater snails is varying from species to species. In Darbari and Kodamdesar ponds, Bellamya bengalensis is generally larger in size compared to the other three species present in both ponds. Height and diameter of snails and Aperture length or width are calculated by vernier caliper.
"Morphometry of gastropod snails in desert wetlands of Bikaner district, Rajasthan", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.b467-b475, September-2025, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2509157.pdf
Volume 10
Issue 9,
September-2025
Pages : b467-b475
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_305065
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2509157
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Research Area: Science and Technology
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