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The bivalve species of the Dardanelles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2005

Mustafa Palaz
Affiliation:
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Provincial Directorate of Agriculture, 17100, Canakkale, Turkey
Selcuk Berber
Affiliation:
Fisheries Faculty, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100, Canakkale, Turkey

Abstract

The bivalvia species of the Dardanelles were investigated at the upper infralittoral zone, by diving and dredge. Various species belonging to 14 families were identified in the Dardanelles. The families are as follows: Mytilidae, Ostreidae, Cardiidae, Pimidae, Solenidae, Pectinidae, Arcidae, Nuculidae, Veneridae, Donacidae, Tellinidae, Anomidae, Scrobiculariidae and Gastrochaenidae.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2005 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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