Melampus granifer ( Mousson, 1849 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 430-431

Melampus granifer ( Mousson, 1849)

Figs 8 U–V

Auricula granifera Mousson, 1849: 46 , pl. 5, fig. 9.

Melampus granifer: Raven & Vermuelen 2007: 42 , 45, pl. 3, figs 27–28; Lozouet & Plaziat 2008: 146 –147, pl. 38, figs 15–16. Material examined. Nha Phu Bay, 3 specimens.

Abundance. Rare.

Measurements. Up to 12 mm ( Raven & Vermuelen 2007).

Ecological notes. In estuaries, on Nypa palm trunks in the mangrove forest ( Lozouet & Plaziat 2008). In studied sites it was found on mud surface under mangrove trees between roots. Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast.

General distribution. From Japan to Borneo ( Lozouet & Plaziat 2008).

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).