Littoraria ardouiniana ( Heude, 1885 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 418

Littoraria ardouiniana ( Heude, 1885)

Figs 6 O–P, U–V

Leptopoma (?) ardouinianum Heude, 1885: 95 –96, pl. 25, figs 8, 8a. Littoraria (Littorinopsis) ardouiniana: Reid 1986: 165 –170, figs 68–70, 96e, f (full synonymy); Okutani 2000: 138 –140, pl. 69, fig. 18.

Littoraria ardouiniana: Zvonareva et al. 2015: 8 .

Material examined. Dam Bay, in mangrove plantations, 2 specimens. Abundance. Rare.

Measurements. Up to 36 mm ( Reid 1986).

Ecological notes. Ovoviviparous species ( Reid 1986).

A continental species. Typically on leaves and trunks in Avicennia fringe, also reported on other mangrove trees, on rocks and in marsh grass ( Reid 1986).

In studied sites it was found on trunks of mature Rhizophora trees in upper intertidal zone.

Relation to mangroves. Predominantly mangrove-associated.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. Okinawa I. to Singapore ( Reid 1986).

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).