The first record of the fragile file clam Limaria fragilis (Gmelin, 1791) (Bivalvia: Limidae) from Ras Juddi, Makran Coast of Pakistan
This article presents the first documented record of the fragile file clam, Limaria fragilis (Gmelin, 1791) (Bivalvia: Limidae), in Ras Juddi, Pasni, on the Makran coast in the Northern Arabian Sea. This discovery expands the known distribution of this species in the Northern Arabian Sea contributes to the biodiversity records of Pakistan. Previously, only two species of the family Limidae have been known from Pakistan coastal waters, namely Limea juglandula (Melvill & Standen, 1907) and Lima vulgaris (Link, 1807).
Authors
- Senem Çağlar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5882-9020)
- Quratulan Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7597-2483)
- Levent Bat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2289-6691)
- Ateeqa Baloch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8036-3237)
- Shumaila Mubarak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1208-1728)
- Hafsa Qazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1952-8654)
- Ivan Marin
- Qadeer Mohammad ALİ
Institutions
- Indus Resource Centre (PK)
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (RU)
- Istanbul University (TR)
- Sinop University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of fauna biodiversity.
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.70206/jfb.v2i2.15663
- Primary Topic
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Karachi
- Pakistan Science Foundation