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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
L. corrianus is distributed throughout India, Bangladesh and Nepal; also reported from Myanmar (Nesemann et al. 2007, Ramakrishna and Dey 2007). Nesemann et al. (2007) provide some details regarding its distribution in northern india and Nepal: found in upper and lower Gangetic plains in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. This species is reported from Patna and Fatuha in Bihar, Yamuna River at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh and Damodar River downstream from Panchet Dam in Jharkhand, India. In Nepal, it is reported from Kamdai and Dodi Nadi near Gaur of Rautahat District. It is also reported from the Brahmaputra River basin in Garo Hills (East) and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, Bishenpur, Chandel, Churachandanpur, and Imphal of Manipur. It is also reported from Myanmar.
Although records are not available, the species is likely to be found in Bhutan, and other states in India.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India (Andaman Is., Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Darjiling, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Jharkand, Karnataka, Kerala, Laccadive Is., Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mahé, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Nicobar Is., Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Myanmar; Nepal
Additional data:
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Population [top]
Population:
It is the most common freshwater bivalve in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. However, the population details are unknown.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
It is found in sand, silt and mud substrate of large lowland rivers. This species prefers lotic water bodies with a very rich macro zoobenthic community (Nesemann et al. 2007).
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This is commonly used as food in India (Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Begal and Manipur) and Nepal. It is also collected to make jewelry and handicrafts.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The main threat to the species is harvesting from the wild for human consumption.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Habitat information, population trends and threats are not known, which require detailed studies. Although the species is used, there are no conservation action in place.
Citation: Madhyastha, A., Budha, P.B. & Daniel, B.A. 2010. Lamellidens corrianus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T166688A6259949. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166688A6259949.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2016.
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