Drupella margariticola (Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 424-425

Drupella margariticola (Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833)

Figs 8A–B

Murex margariticola Broderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833: 177 . Cronia margariticola: Okutani 2000: 380 –381, pl. 189, fig. 91. Ergalatax margariticola: Poppe 2008: 200 , pl. 395, figs 5–8. Drupella margariticola: Zvonareva et al. 2015: 9 .

Material examined. Dam Bay, mangrove plantation and natural mangroves, about 20 specimens.

Abundance. Common.

Measurements. Up to 30 mm ( Thach 2005).

Ecological notes. Intertidal rocky bottom or coral reef. Scavenger ( Okutani 2000). In studied sites it was found on rocks in lowest part of intertidal zone. Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. Throughout IWP ( Claremont et al. 2011).

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).