Taxonomy of marine gastropod shells found in San Esteban, Ilocos Sur
Date of Publication
1997
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Biology
College
College of Science
Department/Unit
Biology
Abstract/Summary
A taxonomic study of marine gastropod shells found in San Esteban, Ilocos Sur was conducted in April and November 1996. The collection of shells was done along the shore and the intertidal area up to fifteen feet deep. The collection site has a sandy, coralline substratum. A total of twenty-nine species of gastropod shells were collected and classified under one subclass, four orders, two suborders, ten superfamilies, fifteen families, and seventeen genera. The most represented genera were Cypraea having eight species and Conus having six species. Three species of Conus are poisonous according to Mr. Jaime Cabrera of the National Museum (personal communication). These are Conus virgo, Conus capitaneus and Conus rattus. The live specimen collected were Cypraea annulus, Cypraea caputserpentis, Ovula ovum, Cassis cornuta, Vasum turbinellum, Conus virgo, and Terebra maculata.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU07612
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
81 leaves
Keywords
Gastropoda--Research; Shells--Ilocos Sur; Marine biology
Recommended Citation
Lacorte, I. M. (1997). Taxonomy of marine gastropod shells found in San Esteban, Ilocos Sur. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1447
