Proximate Composition and Mineral Contents of the Flesh and Shell of Tympanotonus Fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gastropoda: Potamididae) of the Cross River, Nigeria
Tympanotonus fuscatus var .radula (L) is a species of periwinkle living in the black mud of the mangrove
swamp forest along the brackish water mangrove swamp forest area of the West Africa rivers and in the Cross river in
Nigeria. The proximate and mineral contents of it flesh and shell were investigated using techniques recommended by
AOAC. The moisture, crude protein, ash, fat contents of the flesh were 50.00 mg/100gm, 22.32mg/100gm, 1.22 mg/100gm, and 10.02 mg/100gm respectively.