Neripteron subauriculatum ( Recluz, 1843 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 407

Neripteron subauriculatum ( Recluz, 1843)

Figs 3 K–L

Nerita subauriculata Récluz, 1843: 171 .

Neripteron subauriculatum: Fukumori & Kano 2014: 217 . Neritina auriculata: Zvonareva et al. 2015: 8 .

Neritina cornucopia: Zvonareva et al. 2015: 8 .

Material examined. Nha Phu, about 10 specimens.

Abundance. Uncommon.

Measurements. Up to 10 mm.

Ecological notes. Development with free swimming veliger ( Fukumori & Kano 2014). Found in estuaries ( Fukumori & Kano 2014), in brackish water on tree trunks ( Récluz 1843). In studied sites it was found on dead wood and rocks submerged in streams. Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. Iriomote and Okinawa Is ( Japan) ( Fukumori & Kano 2014).

Figures

FIGURE 3. A – B. Nerita albicilla (14 mm). C – D. Nerita histrio (18 mm). E – F. Nerita planospira (26 mm). G – H. Nerita undata (21 mm). I – J. Neripteron siquijorense (4 mm). K – L. Neripteron subauriculatum (10 mm). M – N. Clithon oualaniense (7 mm). O – P. Clithon faba (10 mm). Q – R. Clithon faba (6 mm).