Cerithidea quoyii ( Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 414

Cerithidea quoyii ( Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)

Figs 5 O–R

Cerithium quoyii Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848: 97 , pl. 23, figs 6–7.

Cerithidea quadrata G.B.Sowerby II, 1866: Lozouet & Plaziat 2008: 112 –113, pl. 19, figs 1–3; Poppe 2008a: 286 –287, pl. 88, fig. 5.

Cerithidea quoyii: Reid 2014: 37 –39, figs 2D, 11, 12B–J (full synonymy); Zvonareva et al. 2015: 8, fig. 3(10).

Material examined. Nha Phu Bay, about 20 specimens.

Abundance. Common.

Measurements. Up to 45 mm ( Reid 2014).

Ecological notes. Development with planktonic phase of 10 to 12 days.

Found climbing on mangrove trees and palms up to 1.5 m above the ground, in middle and landward zones of mangrove forest ( Reid et al. 2008).

In studied sites it was found on sediment surface between mangrove trees and also on roots and seedlings of mangrove trees.

Relation to mangroves. Predominantly mangrove-associated.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. S Vietnam, E Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Java, S Sulawesi ( Reid 2014).

Figures

FIGURE 5. A – B. Pirenella incisa (22 mm). C – D. Pirenella incisa (25 mm). E – F. Pirenella microptera (22 mm). G – H. Pirenella cingulata (22 mm). I – J. Pirenella cingulata (16 mm). K – L. Cerithidea moerchii (31 mm). M – N. Cerithidea moerchii (27 mm). O. Cerithidea quoyii (43 mm). P. Cerithidea quoyii (41 mm). Q – R. Cerithidea quoyii (35 mm). S – T. Terebralia sulcata (43 mm).