Vaitheeswaran T.¹ , Jayakumar N.² , Venkataramani V.K.³

1. Assistant General Manager, Research and Development, Quality Control, Marine Invertebrate Division, Cancer Drugs, Department of New Drug Discovery, Rarbio Energies Private Limited, #311/2, Vellalar Street, Mel Ayanambakkam, Chennai- 600 095, Tamil Nadu, India
2. Department of Fisheries Biology and Resource Management, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Thoothukudi – 628 008, Tamil Nadu, India
3. Former Dean, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Thoothukudi - 628 008, Tamil Nadu, India
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International Journal of Marine Science, 2015, Vol. 5, No. 44 doi: 10.5376/ijms.2015.05.0044
Received: 20 Jun., 2015 Accepted: 18 Jul., 2015 Published: 24 Jul., 2015
Author    Correspondence author
International Journal of Marine Science, 2015, Vol. 5, No. 44   doi: 10.5376/ijms.2015.05.0044
Received: 20 Jun., 2015    Accepted: 18 Jul., 2015    Published: 24 Jul., 2015

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Vaitheeswaran T., Jayakumar N. and Venkataramani V.K., 2015, A New Record of Sea Snail Cochlespira Travancorica Travancorica (E. A. Smith, 1896) (Family: Cochlespiridae) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae) off Thoothukudi Coast of Gulf of Mannar, Southeast Coast of India (08º 53.6’N 78º 16’E and 08º 53.8’N 78º 32’E) (310 M), International Journal of Marine Science, 5(44): 1-3 (doi: 10.5376/ijms.2015.05.0044)

A new record of sea snail off Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India and reported. Cochlespira travancoria travancoria (E. A. Smith, 1896) (Family: Turridae) were newly recorded from Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India. Only one specimen were reported in depth of 310 mts as an incidental by-catch in the fisheries. They are found in tropical waters from about 08º 53.6’N 78º and 08º 53.8’N 78º 32’E/310 mts from Thoothukudi fishing harbour, southeast coast of India.

Turridae; Cochlespira travancoria travancoria; First Record; Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar; new record