Littoraria carinifera ( Menke, 1830 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 418-419

Littoraria carinifera ( Menke, 1830)

Figs 6 S–T

Phasianella carinifera Menke, 1830: 51 , 141.

Littoraria (Palustorina) carinifera: Reid 1986: 186 –194, figs 80, 82–85 (full synonymy); Thach 2005: 53, pl. 72, fig. 1. Littoraria carinifera: Lozouet & Plaziat 2008: 116 –117, pl. 22, figs 14–15; Zvonareva et al. 2015: 8.

Material examined. Dam Bay, mangrove plantation, 3 specimens.

Abundance. Rare.

Measurements. Up to 24 mm ( Reid 1986).

Ecological notes. Oviparous species ( Reid 1986).

Lives at back of mangrove forest, in landward fringe on trunks and deadwood, on leaves of Nypa , on Bruguiera and Ceriops , also reported in marsh grass ( Reid 1986).

In studied sites it was found on trunks and roots of mature Rhizophora trees in upper intertidal zone.

Relation to mangroves. Predominantly mangrove-associated.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast, southern delta ( Thach 2005).

General distribution. From Pakistan to Irian Jaya ( Reid 1986).

Figures

FIGURE 6. A – B. Monetaria moneta (26 mm). C – D. Monetaria annulus (25 mm). E – F. Sermyla riqueti (10 mm). G – H. Sermyla riqueti (7 mm). I – J. Littoraria lutea (36 mm). K – L. Littoraria lutea (23 mm). M – N. Littoraria lutea (29 mm). O – P. Littoraria ardouiniana (16 mm). Q – R. Littoraria scabra (36 mm). S – T. Littoraria carinifera (18 mm). U – V. Littoraria pallescens (24 mm). W – X. Littoraria pallescens (12 mm). Y – Z. Littoraria ardouiniana (14 mm). AA – AB. Littoraria intermedia (14 mm).