Laemodonta siamensis ( Morelet, 1875 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 430

Laemodonta siamensis ( Morelet, 1875)

Figs 8 W–X

Plecotrema siamensis Morelet, 1875: 273 , pl.13, fig. 6.

Laemodonta siamensis: Okutani 2000: 816 –819, pl. 406, fig. 11; Raven & Vermuelen 2007: 46, 54, pl. 5, fig. 48, Lozouet & Plaziat 2008: 146 –147, pl. 37, figs 15–16; Poppe 2010: 452, pl. 917, fig. 5; Zvonareva et al. 2015: 9.

Material examined Nha Phu Bay, 2 specimens.

Abundance. Rare.

Measurements. Up to 9 mm ( Raven & Vermuelen 2007).

Ecological notes. In estuaries, in mangrove areas and under rotting wood in salt marshes (both in tidal zone and above normal high tide mark).

In studied sites it was found on mud surface under mangrove trees.

Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. From Korea to Sulawesi and Borneo ( Lozouet & Plaziat 2008).

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).