Cephalopoda in NZC of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata
The class represented by 650 species belonging to nautilus, cuttlefish squids and Octopuses. There are 65 species under the class cephalopoda reported so far from the Indian Ocean region roper et al. 1984 of which 64 species are reported by ZSI. The collections present at the Zoological Survey of India is based on two primary sources viz. inherited from the Indian Museum and obtained from its own surveys conducted by the scientists and naturalists of the department.
Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Systematic list of cephalopods present in NZC of ZSI. 3. Systematic account. 4. Summary and discussion. 5. Acknowledgements. 6. Bibliography. From the introduction: Cephalopods are the most highly organized molluscs and are the most accomplished swimmers other than fish. The size veries from minute to 55 m long and 2.5m diameter.
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