Notocochlis cf. gualteriana ( Recluz, 1844 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 420

Notocochlis cf. gualteriana ( Recluz, 1844)

Figs 7A –D

Natica gualteriana Recluz, 1844: 208 .

Natica gualteriana: Okutani 2000: 260 –261, pl. 130, fig. 49.

Notocochlis gualteriana: Poppe 2008a: 494 –495, pl. 192, fig. 4; Zvonareva et al. 2015: 9.

Naticidae gen. sp.: Zvonareva et al. 2015: 9.

Material examined. Dam Bay, mangrove plantation and natural mangroves about 10 specimens.

Abundance. Uncommon.

Measurements. Up to 20 mm ( Thach 2005).

Ecological notes. Lives on sand bottom in intertidal zone to 20 m deep ( Okutani 2000). In studied sites it was found on mud surface in lowest part of intertidal zone.

Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. From Japan to tropical IWP ( Okutani 2000).

Figures

FIGURE 7. A – B. Notocochlis cf. gualteriana (10 mm). C – D. Notocochlis cf. gualteriana (8 mm). E – F. Polinices mammilla (38 mm). G – H. Assiminea brevicula (6 mm). I – K. Stenothyra sp. (4 mm). L – M. Monoplex pilearis (59 mm). N – O. Gutturnium muricinum (48 mm). P – Q. Epitonium sp. (4 mm). R – S. Pictocolumbella ocellata (6 mm). T – U. Nassarius olivaceus (27 mm). V – W. Monoplex vespaceus (36 mm).