Nassarius olivaceus ( Bruguière, 1789 ), Bruguiere, 1789

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 424

Nassarius olivaceus ( Bruguière, 1789)

Figs 7 T–U

Buccinum olivaceum Bruguière, 1789: 272 .

Zeuxis olivaceus: Okutani 2000: 108 –109, pl. 54, fig. 37; Poppe 2008b: 124, pl. 357, figs 11–12.

Nassarius olivaceus: Lozouet & Plaziat 2008: 128 –129, pl. 28, figs 4–5; Zvonareva et al. 2015: 9.

Material examined. Nha Phu Bay, Dam Bay, mangrove plantation and natural mangroves, 1 specimen.

Abundance. Rare.

Measurements. Up to 45 mm ( Thach 2005).

Ecological notes. Fine sand bottom in intertidal zone ( Okutani 2000). In studied sites it was found on mud surface under mangrove trees in mid intertidal zone.

Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. From SE Africa to Fiji Is ( Lozouet & Plaziat 2008).

Figures

FIGURE 7. A – B. Notocochlis cf. gualteriana (10 mm). C – D. Notocochlis cf. gualteriana (8 mm). E – F. Polinices mammilla (38 mm). G – H. Assiminea brevicula (6 mm). I – K. Stenothyra sp. (4 mm). L – M. Monoplex pilearis (59 mm). N – O. Gutturnium muricinum (48 mm). P – Q. Epitonium sp. (4 mm). R – S. Pictocolumbella ocellata (6 mm). T – U. Nassarius olivaceus (27 mm). V – W. Monoplex vespaceus (36 mm).