Vittina coromandeliana (G. B. Sowerby I, 1836 )

Mustapha, Nurshahida, Baharuddin, Nursalwa, Tan, Siong Kiat & Marshall, David J., 2021, The neritid snails of Brunei Darussalam: their geographical, ecological and conservation significance, Ecologica Montenegrina 42, pp. 45-61 : 52

* Vittina coromandeliana (G. B. Sowerby I, 1836)

Figs. 3C–D and 4K

Neritina coromandeliana G. B. Sowerby I, 1836 : part 100, species no. 53.

Neritina coromandeliana – Tan & Clements, 2008: 489, figs. 3-25, 3-26.

Vittina coromandeliana – Eichhorst, 2016b: 1084, pls. 331, 332.

Material. UBDM.7.00130. Sample was collected from SK.

Abundance. Rare (only one specimen collected).

Habitat. Estuaries, on rocks.

Local distribution. SK only.

Ecology and conservation. The species might be more common locally in typical freshwater habitats. V. coromandeliana was previously recorded by Martens & Thiele (1908) in ‘Labuan- Brunei’ but was not included in recent review of freshwater snails of Brunei ( Ng et al. 2015). The species should be rated as high conservation concern to sustain local populations.

Biogeographical distribution. In Western Coral Triangle (SB, PL and PN) and Sunda Shelf at SG. Also, Hainan ( Chen & Zhang 2018), and the Indo-West Pacific ( Eichhorst 2016b).