Ercolania gopalai ( Rao, 1937 )

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

Ercolania gopalai ( Rao, 1937)

Fig. 9A

Stiliger gopalai Rao, 1937: 438 –451, pl. 7–9. Ercolania gopalai: Jensen 2007: 280 .

Material examined. Dam Bay, mangrove plantation, 10 specimens. Abundance. Uncommon.

Measurements. 2–4 mm.

Ecological notes. On a sand flat in front of the mangrove (K. Jensen, personal communication). It was found in quantitative samples in the mid intertidal zone, possibly on green algae. Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. East India , Hong Kong ( Jensen 2007).

Figures

FIGURE 9. A. Ercolania gopalai (5 mm). B. Philine sp. (70 mm). C. Platevindex sp. (55 mm). D. Peronia sp. (40 mm). E. Onchidiidae gen. sp. 2 (35 mm). F. Onchidiidae gen. sp. 1 (35 mm). G. Aggregation of onchidiids. H. Onchidiidae gen. sp. 3 (35 mm). I. Onchidium sp. (35 mm).