Home Current Affairs Environment New clam species from backwaters Current AffairsEnvironment New clam species from backwaters Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Named after the habitat from where it was found, Indosphenia kayalum is a new species of softshell clam discovered from Kochi’s kayal or backwaters. The discovery, published in ZooKeys (an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal). RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Air pollution cause of 1 in 8 deaths Tourists bring a wave of trash to beaches Extinction warning for Australia’s ‘rat kangaroo’