Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832)

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 426

Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832)

Figs 8 G–H

Fusus blosvillei Deshayes, 1832: 155 .

Lataxiena (Lataxiena) blosvillei: Thach 2005: 129 , pl. 36, fig. 10. Bedeva blosvillei: Poppe 2008b: 198 –199, pl. 394, fig. 10. Lataxiena blosvillei: Lozouet & Plaziat 2008: 126 –127, pl. 27, figs 6–7.

Material examined. Dam Bay, mangrove plantation, 1 specimen.

Abundance. Rare.

Measurements. Up to 51 mm ( Thach 2005).

Ecological notes. On rocky bottoms ( Thach 2005). In lower estuarine and marine mangals ( Lozouet & Plaziat 2008).

In studied sites it was found on cluster of oysters.

Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Northern-east coast, central coast, southern delta ( Thach 2005).

General distribution. Central Indo-West Pacific, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines to Australia ( OBIS, 2016).

Figures

FIGURE 8. A – B. Drupella margariticola (21 mm). C – D. Tenguella musiva (22 mm). E – F. Semiricinula muricoides (22 mm). G – H. Lataxiena blosvillei (44 mm). I – J. Amathinidae gen. sp. (5 mm). K – L. Otopleura sp. (10 mm). M – N. Otopleura auriscati (10 mm). O – P. Syrnola sp. (8 mm). Q – R. Cassidula aurisfelis (25 mm). S – T. Cassidula nucleus (22 mm). U – V. Melampus granifer (6 mm). W – X. Laemodonta siamensis (7 mm). Y – Z. Melampus cf. adamsianus (11 mm).