Sermyla cf. riqueti ( Grateloup, 1840 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 416

Sermyla cf. riqueti ( Grateloup, 1840)

Figs 6 E–H

Melania riqueti Grateloup, 1840: 433 .

Sermyla riqueti: Lozouet & Plaziat 2008: 114 –115, pl. 21, figs 5–6; Zvonareva et al. 2015: 8.

Material examined. Nha Phu Bay, about 10 specimens.

Abundance. Uncommon.

Measurements. Up to 13 mm ( Lozouet & Plaziat 2008).

Ecological notes. Subtidal estuarine species, to be referred to the non-mangal malacofauna. Dwells buried superficially within the bottom sand of the estuarine channel ( Lozouet & Plaziat 2008).

In studied sites was found buried in sediment in streams.

Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. Indian and western Pacific Ocean, with a wide distribution in south and South-East Asia ( Brandt 1974).

Figures

FIGURE 6. A – B. Monetaria moneta (26 mm). C – D. Monetaria annulus (25 mm). E – F. Sermyla riqueti (10 mm). G – H. Sermyla riqueti (7 mm). I – J. Littoraria lutea (36 mm). K – L. Littoraria lutea (23 mm). M – N. Littoraria lutea (29 mm). O – P. Littoraria ardouiniana (16 mm). Q – R. Littoraria scabra (36 mm). S – T. Littoraria carinifera (18 mm). U – V. Littoraria pallescens (24 mm). W – X. Littoraria pallescens (12 mm). Y – Z. Littoraria ardouiniana (14 mm). AA – AB. Littoraria intermedia (14 mm).