Otopleura auriscati ( Holten, 1802 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 427

Otopleura auriscati ( Holten, 1802)

Figs 8 M–N

Voluta auriscati Holten, 1802: 45 .

Otopleura auriscati: Laseron 1959: 187 , figs 7–8; Okutani 2000: 702 –703, pl. 350, fig. 7; Thach 2005: 227, pl. 72, figs 17, 18; Zvonareva et al. 2015: 9.

Material examined. Dam Bay, natural mangroves, 2 specimens. Abundance. Rare.

Measurements. Up to 30 mm ( Thach 2005).

Ecological notes. Sandy mud bottom in intertidal zone to 20 m deep ( Okutani 2000). Found on mud surface in lower intertidal zone.

Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast ( Thach 2005). General distribution. Widely distributed in Western Pacific ( Laseron 1959).

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).