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Acapulco, offers for international tourism a variety of mollusks that are delightful to the palate and a source of economic revenue for its residents; however there are no studies on the species consumed. Furthermore, data from the State agencies responsible for registration of these products are unclear. This work is aimed to develop an inventory of Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Polyplacophora marketed as food, to gain knowledge on the species native to Acapulco and the introduced ones. The places that sell shellfish were interviewed from 2008 to 2011 in order to determine the geographical origin of their products being offered. We identified 42 species: 15 species of gastropods are captured locally and three are introduced. On Bivalvia, seven species are caught locally and 16 are introduced. There are Bivalvia species caught locally; however, their capture is now unaffordable. It is likely that this situation is due to overfishing and/or the transmission of diseases or parasites caused by the introduction of foreign living organisms to Acapulco. Within the list of species caught locally, there are some listed as of subject protection; all of these organisms are exploited in Acapulco without control. The wealth of marine mollusks for human consumption in Acapulco is very high. The capture does not satisfy local market demand and the amount of introduced species is very high. It is necessary to make a diagnostic analysis of mollusk fishing industry in the state of Guerrero, also implement a management program, including the sanitary measures and control of introduced species, as they arrive alive and stay alive in the waters of Acapulco. A significant number of native species that have aquaculture potential should be studied for commercial culture practice as well as to conduct studies on their biology on those species that are considered over-exploited and allow recovery of the species in its habitat.

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Riqueza, composición y diversidad de la comunidad de moluscos asociada al sustrato rocoso intermareal de playa Parque de la Reina, Acapulco, México Abstract.-The information available about marine biodiversity in the State of Guerrero, Mexico, is scarce as designated by the National Commission for the Conservation and Use of Biodiversity. To gain on this issue, this work was carried on at the rocky intertidal zone of Parque de la Reina beach, Acapulco, which is located in the Priority Region for Marine Conservation and Biodiversity Use Number 32. The objective was to establish the mollusks species richness, community structure, determine the density and degree of species occurrence, composition by size and diversity. The sampling area was 10 m -2 and the sampling unit was 1 m -2 . Fifty eight species were identified, with 4 new records for the intertidal rocky shores of Acapulco. The best represented families were: Muricidae, Ischnochitonidae, and Mytilidae. The observed density was of 207.55 m -2 . Twenty one species were rated as dominant. Macrocypraea cervinetta had the highest size. The mollusks richness was high, as is expected in the tropics. The constant and dominant species accounted for 55.16% of the total, and considered as representative of the community. The density found was higher than has been previously reported for the State of Guerrero; the type of substrate is one of the determining factors defining species richness and abundance. Key words: Check list, degree of occurrence, dominance, size and recordsResumen.-El conocimiento de la biodiversidad marina en el Estado de Guerrero, México es escaso, lo que es señalado por la Comisión Nacional para la Conservación y Uso de la Biodiversidad. Para avanzar en este conocimiento, se trabajó en el intermareal rocoso de Playa Parque de la Reina, Acapulco, que se encuentra ubicada en la región marina prioritaria para la conservación y uso de la biodiversidad número 32. El objetivo fue determinar la riqueza de especies de moluscos, conocer la composición de la comunidad, la densidad, el grado de aparición de las especies, la composición por tallas y la diversidad. El área de muestreo fue de 10 m -2 y la unidad de muestreo fue 1 m -2 . Se identificaron 58 especies, 4 nuevos registros para el intermareal rocoso de Acapulco. Las familias más representadas fueron: Muricidae, Ischnochitonidae, y Mytilidae. La densidad fue de 207,55 organismos m -2 . Fueron dominantes 21 especies. Macrocypraea cervinetta presentó la mayor talla. La riqueza de moluscos fue alta, coincidiendo con lo esperado en una zona tropical. Las especies dominantes y constantes representaron el 55,16%, y se consideran representativas de la comunidad. La densidad encontrada es la más alta que se ha reportado para Guerrero, México y el tipo de sustrato es uno de los factores determinantes que define la riqueza de especies y la abundancia.

The Bivalvia Class, is widely represented in marine ecosystems and is economically important; this research focused on this class and was carried out by sampling the rocky intertidal zone of seven sites located in the Marina Region Priority No. 32, Guerrero, Mexico, where the National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity reported lack of knowledge on marine species living there. The objectives were to examine species richness associated with the rocky intertidal zone, determine how the community is composed by the representation of families based on species richness and abundance, know the distribution of the species, analyze the structure sizes of populations and estimate the diversity index. Sampling was conducted at seven sites; the sampling unit was one square meter and the sampling area was 10 m 2 . 32 species were identified. Four species are new records for the Mexican Pacific Transitional: one for the state of Guerrero and one for Marine Priority Region 32. Arcidae and Mytilidae Families were better represented in species richness and Chamidae Family was the best represented in abundance. Chama coralloides was considered to be the representative species of the area; Striostrea prismatica showed the greatest size. The diversity index was estimated (H' = 3.65 bits/individuals). Species richness is high and corresponds to that expected in a tropical area.