Littoraria lutea ( Philippi, 1847 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 419

Littoraria lutea ( Philippi, 1847)

Figs 6 I–N

Litorina sacbra var. lutea Philippi, 1847: 222 , pl. 5, fig. 11.

Littoraria (Littorinopsis) lutea: Reid 1986: 103 –108, figs 20e,f,d, 31–32 (full synonymy); Thach 2005: 52, pl. 72, fig. 4. Littoraria lutea: Lozouet & Plaziat 2008: 116 –117, pl. 22, figs 3–4, 13; Zvonareva et al. 2015: 8, fig. 3(1).

Material examined. Nha Phu Bay, Dam Bay, mangrove plantation, 30 specimens.

Abundance. Common.

Measurements. Up to 35 mm ( Reid 1986).

Ecological notes. Ovoviviparous species ( Reid 1986).

Lives on trunks and leaves of trees in Avicennia fringe, occasionally on the roots and trunks of outermost Rhizophora trees, to 1.7 m above the ground ( Reid 1986), also reported as brackish Nypa mangal inhabitant ( Lozouet & Plaziat 2008).

In studied sites it was found on trunks and roots of mature Rhizophora trees.

Relation to mangroves. Predominantly mangrove-associated.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast, southern delta ( Thach 2005).

General distribution. Strictly Indo-Malayan species ( 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).