Best Freshwater Seep or Mussel species for Pearl Farming in India

Indian Pearl Farming  and Fish Centre

Species for Freshwater Mussels

The freshwater pearl mussels are also available abundantly in easily accessible natural water bodies like pond, river, lakes, reservoirs etc. India possesses rich biodiversity of freshwater mussel with over fifty species described all over the country out of which three species viz. Lamellidens Marginalis, Lamellidens Corrianus and Parreysia Corrugata are found to possess high potential for pearl formation.

There are 3 Best Seep/Mussel Species found in India to produce best pearls.

1. Lamellidens marginalis (Lamarck 1819)
2. Lamellidens Corrianus (Lea 1834)
3. Parreysia corrugata (Muller 1774)

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