Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 407

Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758

Figs 3A–B

Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758: 778 .

Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla: Okutani 2000: 104 –105, pl. 52, fig. 13; Thach 2005: 37, pl. 6, figs 24–25.

Nerita albicilla: Tan & Clements 2008: 483 , figs 2-1, 2-2; Poppe 2008a: 268 –268, pl. 79, fig. 6; Zvonareva et al. 2015: 8.

Material examined. Dam Bay, natural mangrove, about 10 specimens.

Abundance. Uncommon.

Measurements. Up to 32 mm ( Tan & Clements 2008).

Ecological notes. Development with free swimming veliger ( Fukumori & Kano 2014). Found on breakwaters and seawalls in lower to middle intertidal zone ( Tan & Clements 2008). In studied sites it was found on rocks in the lower intertidal zone.

Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

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

General distribution. IWP: Southeastern South Africa to Hawaiian Is ( Frey 2010).

Figures

FIGURE 3. A – B. Nerita albicilla (14 mm). C – D. Nerita histrio (18 mm). E – F. Nerita planospira (26 mm). G – H. Nerita undata (21 mm). I – J. Neripteron siquijorense (4 mm). K – L. Neripteron subauriculatum (10 mm). M – N. Clithon oualaniense (7 mm). O – P. Clithon faba (10 mm). Q – R. Clithon faba (6 mm).