Cassidula aurisfelis ( Bruguière, 1789 ), Bruguiere, 1789

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 429

Cassidula aurisfelis ( Bruguière, 1789)

Figs 8 Q–R

Bulimus aurisfelis Bruguière, 1789: 343 , pl. 460, fig. 5.

Cassidula aurisfelis: Thach 2005: 232 , pl. 72, fig. 6; Raven & Vermuelen, 2007: 43, 50, pl. 4, fig. 34.

Material examined. South China Sea, Nha Phu, about 20 specimens.

Abundance. Common.

Measurements. Up to 22 mm ( Raven & Vermuelen 2007).

Ecological notes. In mangrove swamps, on mud in shaded areas and on mangrove trunks ( Raven & Vermuelen 2007).

In studied sites it was found on tree trunks as well as on sediment surface between mangrove roots.

Relation to mangroves. Predominantly mangrove-associated.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast ( Thach 2005).

General distribution. Indonesia, Malaysia ( Raven & Vermuelen 2007).

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).